David began his training in Grand Rapids, MI with the School of Grand Rapids Ballet. Before joining the company for four seasons, David studied with the National Ballet of Canada. He has performed works by Gordon Pierce Schmidt, Peter Sparling and Septime Webre, as well as Prodigal Son by Balanchine.  David has studied the techniques and works of Paul Taylor, George Balanchine, Lester Horton, Martha Graham and Nacho Duato.  He joined HS2 in September 2009 and became a main company member in 2011.