Originally from Michigan, USA, Dominic Santia received his B.F.A. from The Juilliard School in 2006. After his studies he joined La La La Human Steps (2006-09) under the direction of Edouard Lock for the production “Amjad”. He then spent some time as a guest with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal before joining Nederlands Dans Theater I in December of 2009. At NDT he had the opportunity to work with Crystal Pite, Johan Inger, Jiri Kylian, Sol Leon and Paul Lightfoot as well as several other choreographers.

Following his time at NDT, he toured internationally with Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar as a member of their company L-E-V, and is now working as a freelance artist based in Berlin.