by Amy Brandt | Mar 4, 2021 | Technique, The Latest, Training
Have you ever wondered what Daniil Simkin thinks about when he whips off a series of effortless pirouettes? Or how Polina Semionova initiates her “swan arms” when she dances Odette/Odile? Both dancers are now part of a new streaming platform called...
by Lucy Van Cleef | Oct 28, 2020 | Company Life, Instagram, News, Onstage
It’s 8:24 am on a Tuesday. Even though morning class isn’t for another hour and a half, Daniil Simkin is already at Staatsballett Berlin’s studios; tests for the coronavirus, a biweekly requirement to dance with his partner, Iana Salenko, need to be...
by Lucy Van Cleef | Aug 17, 2020 | Career, Instagram, Profiles
We revisited some of Pointe’s past cover stars for their take on how life—and ballet—has changed. Daniil Simkin, June/July 2011 Then: Soloist, American Ballet Theatre Now: Principal, ABT and Staatsballett Berlin. Simkin has also directed and...
by Lucy Van Cleef | Oct 7, 2019 | Instagram, Profiles
When Yuria Isaka danced the grand pas de deux in Staatsballett Berlin’s The Nutcracker alongside Daniil Simkin last winter, you never would have known it was her first season as a professional; a graduate of the Princess Grace Academy in Monaco, the fledgling...
by Courtney Escoyne For Dance Magazine | Sep 11, 2019 | Company Life, Viral Videos
At this point, you’d think we’d all be used to the level of technical absurdity Daniil Simkin achieves when he’s playing around in the studio. But then he did this: Login • Instagram …and now we’re low-key appalled in the absolute...
by Madeline Schrock For Dance Magazine | Sep 5, 2019 | Profiles
When you hear names like Maria Kochetkova, Sutton Foster and Robbie Fairchild, you immediately picture flashes of them as the fully-formed, phenomenal performers they are today. But even when they were kids, they had a glimmer of their future star power, giving a...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jun 4, 2018 | News
From June 10–23, 119 competitors from 19 countries will gather in Jackson, Mississippi, for the 11th USA International Ballet Competition. Held every four years, the USA IBC has helped launch the careers of dozens of stars, including Daniil Simkin, Misa Kuranaga...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 19, 2018 | Profiles
Though according to our calendars today is the first day of spring, it feels like anything but. That’s why we’ve been extra jealous watching American Ballet Theatre dancers’ Instagram posts from their tour to Singapore. From swimming in rooftop pools...