Sam DerGregorian
Corps de Ballet
Social Media
Instagram: @sam.dergregorian
Horoscope
Sagittarius
Hometown
Born in Dallas, TX
Grew up in Albuquerque, NM
Training
La Mesa Dance Academy
Dance Theatre Southwest (Festival Ballet Albuquerque)
New Mexico Ballet Company School
Pacific Northwest Ballet School
PBT
Joined PBT as an Apprentice in 2019
Promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2020
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream (George Balanchine ©The George Balanchine Trust)
- Bolero (Susan Jaffe)
- Diamonds (George Balanchine ©The George Balanchine Trust)
- Duende (Nacho Duato)
- Giselle (Terrance S. Orr)
- The Nutcracker (George Balanchine ©The George Balanchine Trust)
- The Nutcracker (Terrance S. Orr)
- Petal (Helen Pickett)
- The Sleeping Beauty (Marius Petipa)
- Swan Lake (Susan Jaffe)
- Theme and Variations (George Balanchine ©The George Balanchine Trust)
- Three 4-6-8 (Helen Pickett)
Summer Intensives with Pacific Northwest Ballet School, Miami City Ballet School, Ballet Chicago School and Walnut Hill School for the Arts
Q&A
What is your favorite ballet?
My favorite ballet is Jewels by George Balanchine. The contrast in feeling between all three acts is mesmerizing and leaves something for everyone to enjoy.
What makes you laugh?
My friends, my partner, my cats, life, movies, music. Pretty much everything will make me laugh at some point.
If I weren’t a ballet dancer, I would be…
A city planner. I’ve always loved maps and the complexity behind city development. You’ll often find me playing City Skylines, a popular city-building game.