Daniel Roberge
DANIEL ROBERGE, of Australia, is in his first season as an Apprentice with the The Washington Ballet after one season with the Studio Company. Daniel began Classical Ballet training at the age of 16 at the Marie Walton-Mahon Dance Academy. At age 17, he began training at the National College of Dance in Australia under Marie Walton-Mahon where he attained the coveted Solo Seal Award (the highest Vocational Graded examination of the Royal Academy of Dance in solo performance), and a Diploma in Dance Performance placing first in Choreography and Contemporary Dance. In 2009, Daniel was awarded the Silver Medal at the Genee International Ballet Competition (Singapore). He was a finalist in the Australian Institute of Classical Dance International Awards, and the New York Finals of the Youth America Grand Prix in 2008 and 2010. He was a semi-finalist in the Alana Haines Australasian Awards 2009, in New Zealand. Daniel is also a proud recipient of the A.R.S. Musica Australis Scholarship for Outstanding Achievement in Dance. .