In 2002 and 2003, Catazaro won First Place[1] in the Junior Men's Division at the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) in Chicago, IL, with his performances of Paquita and Don Quixote.

At age 16, Catazaro was invited to attend SAB's year-round program, where he was mentored by New York City Ballet Principal dancers Sean Lavery and Jock Soto.

He became a member of the Corps de Ballet in 2008, performing featured roles such as the male lead in Diamonds from Jewels,[2] the Cavalier in The Nutcracker and Shakespeare's comedic and temperamental Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream, all by George Balanchine.

"Well, I was going to wait until the end of the season, but since we are here now, I am promoting you to soloist," said Martins in a meeting with Catazaro and ballet mistress Rosemary Dunleavy.

In the years that followed as a soloist, Catazaro danced the male lead in George Balanchine's Apollo, Titania's Cavalier in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Serenade, Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, the poet in La Sonnabula,[3] Gold in Sleeping Beauty, and the ensemble in Jerome Robbins' N.Y.

Catazaro was promoted to Principal dancer[4] with New York City Ballet in 2018, following his performances of Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake.