Daniil Simkin
Daniil Simkin | |
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| Даниил Дмитриевич Симкин | |
Simkin in Don Quixote in 2012 | |
| Born | 12 October 1987 Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Ballet dancer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Career | |
| Former groups | Vienna State Ballet American Ballet Theatre Berlin State Ballet |
| Website | DaniilSimkin.com |
Daniil Dmitrievich Simkin (Russian: Даниил Дмитриевич Симкин; born 12 October 1987 in Novosibirsk, Russia), known as Daniil Simkin, is a ballet dancer and entrepreneur. He was formerly a principal dancer with both American Ballet Theatre and Berlin State Ballet. Simkin is based in New York and is the founder of Studio Simkin.
Simkin cites inspiration from dancers Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rudolf Nureyev, and his father, Dmitrij Simkin: "I would take Mr. Baryshnikov’s technique and coordination, Mr. Nureyev’s charisma and stage presence and my father’s work ethic, put them all in a shaker and you would have the perfect male ballet dancer." He has been called "the new Baryshnikov" by the French press.