What very wise parents this young man has!

Well said that even for dancer, dancing is not everything in the life, just a big part of it.

"I, myself, identify with dance but I am not dance...". He 's really wise! It's really nice to see that he is extremely talented but no close - minded with his art! He keeps earning all my respect!

What a remarkable young man! Such depth of insight! So inspiring to hear him speak. A beautiful soul, indeed. We need more people like him in the world.

What a humble, wise young man! Love his healthy point of view. Hope to see him dance one day.

Thanks for acting on your principles and making your career transparent. You are an articulate advocate for my favorite form of art. For me, when I am dancing, I am dance. When I am playing piano, I am music. When I paint, I am the canvas. In the end, being an artist is a way of helping the rest of the world to remember "the World as Light" (attribution, Adi Da Samraj)

This beautiful man became my rol model in less than twenty minutes❤️

he makes really good points, i think... about not defining yourself primarily as a dancer etc... this is a very intelligent reflection of dance, careers and life in general :)

🌟He will be more famous in future i guess🌟 .he has something different with other baller dancer. Not just performance on the stage in the theater .his parents both are amazing person and they did a lot for him.❤👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Wise young man, well spoken - I liked his comments on dancers need to be focused on more than just ballet - in other words, the world around them! And excellent dancer, too!

So well spoken!! He looks 12. Wow

He’s so great and such a fantastic dancer

I think growing up in Germany really helped him, quite down to earth and they don't care about ballet. And those two hours a day may have given him a longer career because I do think they overwork the kids and tiny injuries build up over time and you see dancers in quite a lot of pain trying to roll out their muscles in the morning.

I discovered him at the Gala "Roberto Bolle & Friends"..He was amazing! And I've loved him in Les Bourgeois :)

When I first saw Danii dance...I said Holy S*** I'm getting to see Nureyev again....yes, eventually. He is just superb!

Daniil is the best ballet dancer today.

He sure has mastered English vocabulary. Lots of great advice here for aspiring dancers.

such a charming person .... and so young

I love him so much ♥

Great interview... Good luck to you Daniil....

For one who looks, & of course is, still so young (in this video clip), he has a lot of "wisdom" to share. I certainly like his broader outlook & perspective on life. And he has such an excellent English language vocabulary, for one who has only been living in an English-speaking country for a couple of years at this stage. I know he probably would have studied English language at school in Germany, but one generally does not pick up such advanced vocabulary from just studying a language at school. It's great that his parents had the foresight & broad-mindedness to desire a relatively "normal" childhood & upbringing for him, rather than allow him to move away from his family, to a residential-style ballet school at a very young age. I often wonder what happens to those children who grow up in a residential ballet school, away from their family, if they don't quite manage to be successful as a dancer, or if they decide along the way that a ballet career is not for them. How well-prepared would they be for life outside of the ballet world, when that is all they have ever known, & how would they cope? As Daniil indicated, it is almost like these people live in a ballet "bubble" from a very young age & their career is mapped out for them from the age of 10 years old. How many people genuinely know what they want to do for the rest of their lives, at 10 years old? And even if they think they do know that at 10 years of age - who's to say that may not change as they grow older? Of course, there are some people who believe they know, at a very young age, that they want to be a professional dancer when they grow up, & I do understand that if one wants to be a professional dancer, the best time to start training for that is at a very young age. But I think it's still possible to have a relatively "normal" childhood as well. I give full credit to Daniil for having such a "mature" perspective on life at this young age.

I was at your performance today at Dorothy Chandler in LA...your solo's were superb and full of spirit! A triumph! The audience was soaring for you.

Very interesting, thanks for sharing. This artist is brilliant and his parents were wise.

You are such a beautiful person, an incomparable dancer.

U r completely right, u touched me a lot, bravo

EVERYONE IN THE DANCE WORLD SHOULD SEE THIS INTERVIEW.

Beautiful insights, I hope more people will savor his words!

fantastic interview.

ive been watching his videos since i was 9 years old. i am now 12 years old and when i grow up i want ot be like daniil. he is a fantastic dancer.

Same here! He really caught everyones attention and i'm betting lots of people are looking him up right now! :)

I absolutely agreee with what he says.Daniil is a good person ....and also a fantastic dancer .:)

great interview with a great person and dancer

what a wise young man! talented too.

awesome!

I do love him! Am great fan!

Gosh, I would nominate him for "Cutest Man Alive". What a lovely guy! And he is unusually talkative as well.

Condivido pienamente il tuo pensiero Daniil, il ballerino prima di tutto e un essere umano, per cui c'è in anteprima la Natura e l'amore per gli Animali è poi la Grande Danza!!!👌

OMG!!!!! Daniil Simkin is the best I love him!!!!! :D -3

A very illuminating understanding of his personal position as a performing artist.... a very " old soul" that has spent time, internally , contemplating life ... I would very much like to know where and what he is at now , at age 33 ☺

too those who comment about the music background, seriously such a bad comment., for me the important thing is the contents of the interview., such a wonderfull dancer., love to watch him dancing, and also love to heard his opinion about dance., the music is nice but can improve., love it.,

@vbellini1 We're glad you enjoyed the interview, but sorry you don't care for the music. Thank you for letting us know your thoughts. If more people share your opinion we'll be happy to consider taking away the music from future videos.

@maweylock We've made changes! Future videos have a whole lot less music. You'll no longer hear music throughout the conversation, only during the transition titles. Thanks for your feedback.

What a cool dude

Really nice interview. I'm agree with the other people who think that the annoying background music is terrible, there was moments I couldn't concentrate on what he was saying.

Absolutely agree about the background music being distracting. It's a particularly odd and emotionally inappropriate selection for a nice, casual informative interview with a great dancer. It's...massage or yoga class music! Less is more when it comes to scoring. Background music with photographic slide shows, not with interviews.

...first of all Daniil Simkin is just an awesome dancer and a very sympathic guy as well! I adore his work / art very much! But there's one other question I got? What sort of a watch is is that Daniil wears during this interview?? I love this watch! Thanks!

He has a healthy sense of self ✔️

@xalsvlc We've made changes! Future videos have a whole lot less music. You'll no longer hear music throughout the conversation, only during the transition titles. Thanks for your feedback.

@divadeb88 We've made changes! Future videos have a whole lot less music. You'll no longer hear music throughout the conversation, only during the transition titles. Thanks for your feedback.

Uhm, he was literally homeschooled in ballet! How nice!

@labruja68 and @vbellini1 We've make the changes. Future videos have a whole lot less music. You'll no longer hear music throughout the conversation, only during the transition titles. Thanks for your feedback.

@Terr58y We've made changes! Future videos have a whole lot less music. You'll no longer hear music throughout the conversation, only during the transition titles. Thanks for your feedback.

What happened with Dance Pulp? Why they stoped doing videos?

That jawline though.....

@vbellini1 :D Funny, yes, didn't notice at first.... Maybe it's like the Oscar's Ceremony: When you're talking too much they start to fade the music in slowly. :) Nevertheless great interview and a very interesting and uncommon view of things. THX very much!

Clever guy.

Daniil, I admire and respect you. Also, I am in love with you.

@icarrus4u Everybody in THE world that love smth very much, must see this. Replace ballet with sports, programming, singing everything you like and he is still right.

good interview - but the almost background music (too loud) was rather distracting. Almost made me stop listening...

lovely interview. Thoughtful young man. Very annoying background music.

Simkin gives a great interview, but that background music is goddam annoying. Can't filmmakers just let their subject speak? It's an interview, not a mood piece.

Is he the new Mikhail Baryshnikov? No....

lmgtfy.com - or watch "ten things u should never do in the internet"

he is the justin timberlake of ballet... he's bringing the sexy back. ;)

А по-русски уже говорить не умеем, родившись и в Новосибирске и имея русских родителей?

he makes really good points, i think... about not defining yourself primarily as a dancer etc... this is a very intelligent reflection of dance, careers and life in general :)

ive been watching his videos since i was 9 years old. i am now 12 years old and when i grow up i want ot be like daniil. he is a fantastic dancer.

Your parents are very VERY clever people & they produced one of the best dancers Ive ever seen. And Ive seen Nureyev, Baryshnikov & Steven Mcrae dance live. Your unusual life and approach to ballet, is in fact, very similar to Steven's introduction. You're dancing style and virtuosity is as good as his and Baryshnikov. You also have charisma like Nureyev. Although, you seem like a much nicer man than the complex Tartar! 😂