He was the youngest male dancer admitted to the San Diego Academy of Ballet Junior Company.
Won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a
Musical for "Billy Elliot" along with fellow cast members David Alvarez and Trent Kowalik.
Won the Youth America Grand Prix (junior division) when he was 13, as well as the Hope Award a year earlier, in the pre-competitive division.
National champion of Latin Ballroom in junior and youth divisions.