BIOGRAPHY
Dragoș Gramada is a passionate ballet dancer with a love for performing. Trained in both classical and contemporary, he loves versatility. He now looks forward to pursuing his career, ideally with fewer 9am classes.
- Date of birth: 2 January 2008
- Eye colour: Brown
- Hair colour: Brown
- Height (in cm): 183
- Languages: English, Romanian
CONTACT
- gramadadragos5@gmail.com
- https://www.instagram.com/dragos_gramada
DANCE EXPERIENCE
- Duet, "After Glass' by Ihsan Rustem, YAGP GALA NYC 2026 at David H. Koch Theater.
- "Bolero X" by Shahar Binyamini and "Paquita Grand Pas" classical variation for Orchard Gala at Bunkamura Theater in Tokyo, Japan.
VARIATIONS AND COMPETITIONS
- Paquita Grand Pas, Marius Petipa, Prix de Lausanne 2026
- Grinding the Teeth, Goyo Montero, Prix de Lausanne 2026
FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
I will be joining Ballett Zurich
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
- 9th Prize, Aud Jebsen Scholarship, Prix de Lausanne 2026
- Best contemporary award, Prix de Lausanne 2026
- Beaulieu SA award, Prix de Lausanne 2026
Q&A WITH DRAGOȘ GRAMADA
What does dance mean to you?
- Dance, to me, is about expressing feelings that aren't my own, yet somehow become mine in the moment. There's a unique connection between the music, the body and something deeper like energy that I cannot put into words. I've come to learn that dance for me is more about feeling than understanding.
What memory will you take with you from your time at ZHdK?
- I'll remember the people and the fact that we somehow got through all of that together. Between rehearsals and exhaustion, there was always someone that made it funny enough to keep going.
Which work or choreographer particularly inspires you, and why?
- Bolero X by Shahar Binyamini. The 5 hour long rehearsals we had when we started learning Bolero X absolutely beat me down at times. Although a bit strange but, it felt like shedding old skin and had to break before I could really grow. It opened me up to a new world of contemporary and I'm genuinely grateful for that experience.