Roman Mejia
Roman Mejia was born in Fort Worth, Texas and began studying ballet at age 3 with his mother and father. At age 13, he entered the Mejia Ballet Academy.
Mr. Mejia attended summer courses at the School of American Ballet, NYCB’s official school, in 2014 and 2015 before entering SAB full-time for the 2015 winter term.
In August 2017, Mr. Mejia became an apprentice with NYCB, and he joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in November 2017. Mr. Mejia was promoted to the rank of soloist in October 2021 and principal dancer in February 2023.
KYLE ABRAHAM
- Love Letter (on shuffle)
GEORGE BALANCHINE
- Allegro Brillante
- Bourrée Fantasque
- "Emeralds" from Jewels
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (Oberon, Puck)
- George Balanchine's The Nutcracker® (Candy Cane, Cavalier, Tea)
- "Rubies" from Jewels
- Stars and Stripes
- Symphony in C
- Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux
- Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3 (Scherzo)
- Valse-Fantaisie
- Western Symphony
PETER MARTINS
- Fearful Symmetries
- Hallelujah Junction
- Romeo + Juliet (Mercutio)
- The Sleeping Beauty (Court Jester, Bluebird, Gold)
- Swan Lake (Jester)
JUSTIN PECK
- Copland Dance Episodes
- Principia
- Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes
- The Times Are Racing
ALEXEI RATMANSKY
- Namouna, A Grand Divertissement
- Pictures at an Exhibition
JEROME ROBBINS
- Brandenburg
- Dances at a Gathering
- Fancy Free
- The Four Seasons (Fall)
- Interplay
- Other Dances
- Piano Pieces
CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON
- DGV: Danse à Grande Vitesse
- Polyphonia
Silas Farley
- Architects of Time
Edwaard Liang
- Lineage
Justin Peck
- Copland Dance Episodes
- Partita
Alexei Ratmansky
- Voices
Christopher Wheeldon
- From You Within Me
Kyle Abraham
- The Runaway
Warren Carlyle
- SOMETHING TO DANCE ABOUT Jerome Robbins, Broadway to Ballet
Gianna Reisen
- Composer’s Holiday
Peter Walker
- dance odyssey
OTHER PERFORMANCES
Mr. Mejia has appeared in Twyla Tharp’s TWYLA NOW and Tiler Peck’s Artists at the Center at New York City Center and has been named a 2022 Vail Dance Festival Artist in Residence.
HONORS
In 2019, Dance Magazine featured Mr. Mejia as one of their “25 To Watch,” and he was also the recipient of the Princess Grace Foundation-USA Dance Fellowship. In 2020, Mr. Mejia was a finalist for the Clive Barnes Award.
Portrait © Erin Baiano