DAVID O’MATZ (USA)
David began his training at the Ballet Academy of Pittsburgh. In 2017, he attended the San Francisco Ballet School, where he danced roles with the San Francisco Ballet in Helgi Tomasson’s Little Waltz and The Nutcracker, Liam Scarlet’s Frankenstein and Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella. He became a member of the Joffrey Ballet Studio Company in Chicago, where he worked with choreographers Nicolas Blanc and Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa. At age 12, David started dance after reading a Time magazine article titled “Barre None” about boys-only ballet classes. He received a full tuition Scholarship to San Francisco Ballet School.
This is David’s first full season with Orlando Ballet.