Meet the Team

Damian Kelly has performed in The Nutcracker with Anaheim Ballet since 2016, alongside roles in Martini Ballet, Beach Blanket Ballet, Ballet’s Greatest Hits, #NoFilter, and Anaheim Ballet’s Christmas Card. Since Spring 2023, he has also performed with Long Beach Ballet in The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, and Coppélia, under the direction of David Wilcox. His 14+ years of performance experience also include roles with Ballet Etudes (The Nutcracker, Cinderella), Peninsula School of Performing Arts (Don Quixote, The Nutcracker), Coast City Ballet, Nouveau Chamber Ballet, Contempo Ballet (A Will to Control), and the SoCal Ballet Scene Festival.

In addition to stage performances, Damian has brought his passion for dance to Disneyland entertainment offerings like Princess Elena’s Grand Arrival and Haunted Mansion’s 50th Anniversary, and parades such as Magic Happens, Paint The Night, Soundsational, Pixar Play, and A Christmas Fantasy Parade.

Damian has trained in ballet for over 18 years and continues to teach ballet technique and choreography across Southern California. His teaching credits include Peninsula School of Performing Arts, Legacy Dance Studio, South County Dance, Elevation Studios, Murrieta Dance Project, Center Stage Dance Academy, Anaheim Ballet, and Long Beach Ballet’s contemporary summer intensive.