Daniel Camargo

Daniel Camargo was born in Sorocaba Brazil. He joined the John Cranko School in Stuttgart, Germany in 2005, studying under the Russian teacher Peter Pestov. After graduating in 2009, Camargo joined the Stuttgart Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet and was promoted to soloist in 2012. He was appointed principal dancer with Stuttgart Ballet in 2013. In 2016, he joined the Dutch National Ballet as a principal dancer, and in 2022 he joined The American Ballet Theatre as a Principal Dancer. 

In 2009, Camargo received an award from the European Cultural Foundation. He received the Future Award from German Dance Prize in 2010 and won the Audience Choice Award at The Erik Bruhn Prize competition in 2011. He was awarded the Premio Positano in Italy in 2017, and was nominated for the Benois de la Danse in 2018 and 2019.

Camargo has performed with several international ballet companies, including ABT, TheRoyal Ballet, Mariinsky Theater, Teatro Colón, Tokyo Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Het National Ballet, The Australian Ballet, São Paulo Companhia de Dança, Opera di Roma, Hong Kong Ballet, Finnish National Ballet, Czech National Ballet, Kremlin Ballet, and Universal Ballet.