David Harris | Dancer

David Harris, an international dance artist, began his training at the age of 17 with the Central Ohio Youth Ballet, where he first discovered his passion for ballet. He went on to earn a degree in Ballet Performance from the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), studying under renowned faculty including Qi Jiang, Michael Tevlin, Deirdre Carberry, André Megerdichian, and Judith Mikita. During his time at CCM, he had the opportunity to work with distinguished guest artists such as Pablo Francisco Ruvalcaba Tovar of The Limón Company and Karen Russo Burke of Dayton Ballet. At CCM, Harris performed a range of repertory spanning classical and modern works, including José Limón’s A Choreographic Offering, Basilio in Don Quixote, and one of the Stepsisters in Cinderella, among others.

David joined Dance NOW! Miami in 2019 for its 20th Anniversary Season. As Part of Dance NOW! Miami, he has performed with The Limón Company in the restaging of The Waldstein Sonata in both 2022 and 2023, and has toured internationally with Dança em Diálogos in Cascais, Portugal, and Opus Ballet in Florence, Italy.

Beyond Dance NOW! Miami, Harris collaborates widely across the South Florida arts community. He has worked with the South Florida Gay Men’s Chorus since 2021 and joined the Florida Grand Opera in 2025. That same year, he appeared in the Mastercard-sponsored fan edit of Lady Gaga’s Abracadabra, directed by Parris Goebel and featuring Gaga herself.

Active as a dancer, educator, and drag artist, Harris continues to expand and redefine what it means to be an artist, merging his classical foundation with a dynamic contemporary voice within the South Florida arts scene.