David O’Matz
Soloist
Social Media
Instagram: @david.omatz
Horoscope
Libra
Hometown
Pittsburgh, PA
Training
Ballet Academy of Pittsburgh
San Francisco Ballet School
PBT
Joined PBT’s Corps de Ballet in 2022
Promoted to Soloist in 2025
Other Professional Companies
Joffrey Ballet Studio Company
Orlando Ballet
- Allegro Brillante (George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust)
- Catharsis (Yoshiaki Nakano)
- Cinderella (Jayne Smeulders)
- Duende (Nacho Duarto)
- Giselle (Jules Perrot – “Hilarion”)
- Great Gatsby (Jorden Morris – “Tom Buchanan”)
- La Esmerelda (Jules Perrot)
- The Nutcracker (Terrence S. Orr – “Sugarplum Cavalier” and “Nutcracker Prince”)
- Polyphonia (Christopher Wheeldon)
- The Rite of Spring (William Moore)
- Romeo and Juliet (Jean-Christophe Maillot- “Tybalt”)
- The Sleeping Beauty (Marius Petipa – “Bluebird” “Jewels”)
- Swan Lake (Marius Petipa)
Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2026
Competed in the 2023 USA International Ballet Competition
Q&A
What has your favorite role been? Why?
My favorite roles have been “Hilarion” in Giselle or “Bluebird” in The Sleeping Beauty. “Hilarion” is a deeply emotional role; it was beautiful to dive into his character in the love triangle of Giselle’s first act, and later feel the agony and physicality of his Act ll solo. “Bluebird” was physically challenging, pushing the limits of my own stamina and technique.
If you could meet anyone in the world, who would you meet?
Mikhail Baryshnikov or Lana Del Rey
What’s the food you usually refuse to share?
Cinnamon rolls
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