Daniil Simkin is a Russian ballet dancer and celebrity. He is popular as the principal dancer of American Ballet Theater (ABT) and Berlin State Ballet. He is also known for being one of the youngest children to win gold medals in the International Ballet Competitions in Varna and Vienna of 2004.Â
Daniil was born and brought up in Novosibirsk, Russia along with his parents and siblings. Being born in a ballet dancer’s family, from a very young age his affection for ballet dancing was natural. He began practicing ballet along with his father from the age of 6. In 2006, he gained fame as a demi-soloist after joining Vienna State Ballet.Â