Daniel Ulbricht, founder and director of Stars of American Ballet, was born in St. Petersburg, Florida, and began his dance training at the age of 11. At age 16, Mr. Ulbricht was invited by the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet, to continue his training. In December 2000, he became an apprentice with New York City Ballet and in November 2001 he joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet. In January 2005, Mr. Ulbricht was promoted to the rank of soloist and principal dancer. During his time at New York City Ballet, he danced featured roles in a number of Balanchine, Robbins, Martins, Peck and Wheeldon ballets. Mr. Ulbricht also danced Tarantella at the 2004 Kennedy Center Honors to celebrate the Balanchine Centenary. Mr. Ulbricht is a guest teacher at the School of American Ballet, Ballet Academy East, and teaches at well-known national dance schools, private schools, and universities throughout the United States. Mr. Ulbricht is currently the Artistic Advisor of Manhattan Youth Ballet, Artistic Director of New York State Summer School for the Arts, a member of the board of the National Dance Institute, and a lecturer at Yale University.