New York City Ballet announced today that Adrian Danchig-Waring has been promoted to soloist. 

Danchig-Waring was born in San Francisco, California, and began his dance training at the age of 11 at Dance Theatre Seven with David Roxander.  He entered the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, in the fall of 2001.  Danchig-Waring became an apprentice with NYCB in October 2002 and joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in June 2003.

Since joining NYCB, Danchig-Waring has danced featured roles in numerous works, including George Balanchine’s Agon, Divertimento No. 15, The Four Temperaments, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker (Cavalier), Orpheus, and Symphony in Three Movements; Jerome Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering, I’m Old Fashioned, and Glass Pieces; and Peter Martins’ Fearful Symmetries, Les Gentilhommes, Swan Lake (Benno), and Romeo + Juliet (Paris, Benvolio). 

Danchig-Waring has originated featured roles in Douglas Lee’s Lifecasting, Christopher Wheeldon’s Rococo Variations, and Christopher d’Amboise’s Tribute, and the NYCB premieres of Eliot Feld’s Backchat and A Stair Dance.

New York City Ballet’s 2009 winter repertory season continues through Sunday, March 1, at the David H. Koch Theater, 63rd Street at Columbus Avenue.  For more information on any NYCB performance call 212-870-5570, or visit www.nycballet.com.