Daniel Sarabia
Corps de Ballet

Havana, Cuba
Joined Boston Ballet in 2005

Daniel Sarabia began his training in 1992 at the Alejo Carpentier School with Elena Cala and Magaly Suarez. In 1998 he enrolled at the National Ballet School in Havana and studied with Ana Julia. As a student, Sarabia performed the pas de deux from Diana and Aceton and the role of Basilio in Don Quixote. In 2002 he joined the National Ballet of Cuba as a soloist, where his repertoire included the Jester in Swan Lake, Alain in La Fille mal gardée, and the pas de deux from Coppélia, among other roles. During his first season with Boston Ballet, Sarabia was seen in Mikko Nissinen's The Nutcracker (Harlequin, Russian, Chinese ), Sir Frederick Ashton's La Fille mal gardée (Cockerel), Val Caniparoli's Lambarena, Rostislav Zakharov's Gopak, Bronsilava Nijinska's Les Noces and Marius Petipa's Raymonda, Act III. Sarabia has received several awards, including a gold medal at the International Ballet Competition in Cuba in 1997 and a silver medal at the New York International Ballet Competition in 2005. That same year, Sarabia performed the role of Basilio as a guest artist with the Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico. This past summer he participated in the International Stars of Cuban Ballet Gala in Houston, dancing the pas de deux from Flames of Paris with Sara Webb of Houston Ballet, and Ben Stevenson's Prelude.

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