The opportunity came about when the festival's director Damian Woetzel asked NYCB principal dancer Tiler Peck about new talents, and she had spotted him at SAB.
[2] He soon took on featured roles, including in Balanchine's Allegro Brillante, A Midsummer Night's Dream (as Puck), The Nutcracker (as Candy Cane),[2] and Western Symphony,[4] as well as Robbins' Dances at a Gathering,[2] Fancy Free,[5] and The Four Seasons.
[6] He originated roles in Kyle Abraham's The Runaway,[7] Alexei Ratmansky's Voices, Edwaard Liang's Lineage,[4] and Gianna Reisen's Composer's Holiday.
[4] He took on more featured roles, including in Balanchine's "Rubies" from Jewels, A Midsummer Night's Dream (as Oberon),[1] The Nutcracker (as the Cavalier),[12] Robbins' Piano Pieces,[13] and Martins' The Sleeping Beauty (as Bluebird and Gold).
[16] In 2022, he appeared in Tiler Peck's program at the City Center, dancing in King's Swift Arrow and Forsythe's The Barre Project (Blake Works II).