DANIEL PRECUP is a graduate of the acclaimed National Choreographic High School in Bucharest, Romania.
He joined the Oleg Danovski Ballet Theater at 18, eventually rising to the rank of Principal Dancer. He has starred in international tours in The Miraculous Mandarin, The Three Musketeers, and Swan Lake.
In 2003 he joined Oakland Ballet, before becoming a Principal Dancer with Ballet Tucson in 2004 during its inaugural professional season, dancing leading roles in Dracula, Esmeralda and the Hunchback, Swan Lake, Giselle, The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and A Midsummer Night's Dream, to name only a few.
He created works for the Company to great audience response. His unique choreographic perspective has been seen in his Boler-O, Carmen, Gemini, Carmina Burana, as well as in a new original work for the Tucson Desert Song Festival.
Mr Precup was additionally appointed Ballet Master and Choreographer for the company.
Presently, he is co-Director of Collective Dance Artistry in San Antonio, TX with together with his wife Jenna Johnson.
