Gatti trained at the Orlando Ballet School and the Royal Ballet School and danced last season with the American Ballet Studio Company.

"I had offers from other companies after I won the NYIBC gold medal," Gatti said. "But, after I talked with Victoria Morgan and realized Cincinnati Ballet had such a varied repertoire, mixing contemporary and classic, plus ballet master Devon Carney, I knew that's where I needed to go."

Cincinnati Ballet also announced that senior soloist Anthony Krutzkamp had been promoted to principal dancer, and soloists Janessa Touchet, Adiarys Almeida, and Cervilio Amador to senior soloist. New members of the company include Akua Parker, a former dancer with the Dance Theatre of Harlem, who joins the corps de ballet.