Joined Eugene Ballet in 2022 | From Cowpens, South Carolina
Dave Naquin is a native of Cowpens, South Carolina. He began his training with Ballet Spartanburg under the direction of Carlos Agudelo, Lona Gomez, and Cynthia Bernshausen. Dave joined the high school program at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (2008–2011). His professional career started with the Grand Rapids Ballet (2011–2016) where he performed in Mario Radacovsky’s Black and White, Romeo and Juliet, Wes Chapman’s Dracula, Arabian in Val Caniparoli’s The Nutcracker, George Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments, Rubies, Who Cares?, and Bruce Wells’ Cinderella. Dave then joined Oklahoma City Ballet in 2016 where he performed in Septime Webre’s Alice in Wonderland, Robert Mills’ Our Private Rooms, George Balanchine’s Serenade, and Agnes De Mille’s Rodeo. He joined Los Angeles Ballet in 2020 where he performed Christopher Wheeldon’s Ghosts. Dave is happy to be in Eugene and is looking forward to his fifth season with Eugene Ballet.
