Net Worth and Salary

Net Worth and Salary

Dancer

Damian Smith

Damian Smith

Who is Damian Smith?

Damian Smith is an Australian retired ballet dancer who was a principal dancer at the San Francisco Ballet. Damian Smith was a principal ballet dancer at San Francisco Ballet for the majority of his career, over 13 years. He worked for the San Francisco Ballet for approximately 19 years in total. He began in 1996, advanced to soloist in 1998, and was named principal dancer in 2001. At the age of 41, he retired in 2014.

Damian Smith- Birth, Parents, Siblings & Education

Every year on February 17th, Damian celebrates his birthday. As a result, his zodiac sign was Aquarius. And, according to some shady sources, he was born in 1973. And, if those reports are correct, he will be 48 years old in September 2021.

Since the premiere of Curb Appeal Xtreme, fans have been intrigued about the personal lives of the show’s three hosts. So, here we are today, with all of the juicy wikis and important news on Damian Smith.

His mother raised him alone when his father, Walter Roy Smith, died when he was only three years old. In addition, his mother died in July 2020.

Damian was the youngest of six siblings growing up in his homeland of New South Wales, Australia, which he compared to having “five older protectors.” Damian was ridiculed at school due to his passion for dancing, thus the phrase “five older bodyguards” comes naturally to him.

Net Worth of Damian Smith? Salary, Earnings

In Australia, the average income for an artistic director is AU$77.4 thousand. Damian Smith’s net worth as of September 2021 was around $2 million, based on his ballet dancer and creative director careers.

Damian Smith
Damian Smith Posing for Photo. Source: YouTube>San Francisco Ballet

Damian Smith: Relationship, Married Life, Boyfriend/ Girlfriend

Now that we’ve cleared up his relationship with John, let’s go into the specifics of Damian’s life.

He is the ex-husband of Curb Appeal Xtreme’s architect/designer, John Gidding. But, other than his friendship with John Gidding, who is he? Read more about him down below.

John Gidding and he struck up a quick friendship. They met online and became engaged three months later. They married in 2013 (not much was known about the event), shortly after gay marriage became legal. Their divorce was finalized in 2015. In 2018, their divorce was finalized.

Body Measurement- Height, Weight, Hair Colour of Damian Smith

Damian Smith is 6 feet tall, give or take a few fractions of an inch.

Damian Smith- Professional Career

Damian was a principal ballet dancer at San Francisco Ballet for the majority of his career, over 13 years. He worked for the San Francisco Ballet for approximately 19 years in total.

He began in 1996, advanced to soloist in 1998, and was named principal dancer in 2001. At the age of 41, he retired in 2014.

Damian has worked as an artistic director for Satellite Collective in New York City and National Theatre in Melbourne, Australia since retiring as a ballet dancer. He was based in Melbourne at the time.

Damian has previously played Orion in Morris’ Sylvia, Iago in Lubovitch’s Othello, Paris in Tomasson’s Romeo & Juliet, Hilarion in Tomasson’s Giselle, von Rothbart in Tomasson’s Swan Lake, Drosselmeyer and the Snow King in Tomasson’s Nutcracker, The Poet in Neumeier’s The Little Mermaid, and others. In 2000, he got the Isadora Duncan Dance Award for ensemble performance.

Damian first studied ballet at the Robin Hick School of Dance in Sydney, then at the McDonald College School of Arts in Sydney, before moving to the United States to study at the School of American Ballet.

Damian Smith: Social Media Status

Damian was active on all three of the major social media networks. He had 7.1k followers on Instagram as @damiansmithartist. Similarly, he has 156 followers on Twitter under the name @damiansmithArt.

Damian was his Facebook name, and he had over 1.6k Facebook friends.

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Quick Facts of Damian Smith

  • He is the former husband of John Gidding, the architect cum designer in Curb Appeal Xtreme.
  • When it comes to his family, Damian had a special relationship with his mother, Barbara Ann Smith.
  • Growing up in his hometown of New South Wales, Australia, Damian was the youngest of six siblings, which he had compared to having “five older bodyguards”.
  • For most of his career, over 13 years to be precise, he worked as a principal ballet dancer at San Francisco Ballet.
  • Cumulating from his ballet dancer career and then artistic director career, the total net worth of Damian Smith as of September 2021 was about $2 million.