Roman Mejia is an American ballet dancer. He became an apprentice with New York City Ballet in 2017, and he joined the company as a member of the corps de ballet that same year. By 2021, he was promoted to the rank of soloist and then, in 2023, was named a principal dancer. Dance Magazine has featured Roman as one of their “25 To Watch” picks and he’s received the prestigious Princess Grace Foundation-USA Dance Fellowship. His repertory includes leading roles in works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, William Forsythe, and many others. Most recently, he starred in Twyla Tharp’s TWYLA NOW and Tiler Peck’s Artists at the Center at New York City Center.
History with the Macy's Parade[]
Roman Mejia along with his fiancée Tiler Peck did a special dance routine with singer-songwriter Alex Warren on Kinder's "Fantasy Chocolate Factory" float at the 2024 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.