DARIUS FLORIAN CATANA hails from Pucioasa, Romania. In 2012, he started his ballet training in Bucharest. Participating in the International Ballet Competition Youth America Grand Prix in Brussels (2013), he secured a scholarship to the Tanz Akademie Zurich, where he completed his ballet training under the guidance of Oliver Matz (2014-2020).

His achievements in ballet competitions include the bronze medal at the International Dance Festival Tanzolymp (2019) in Berlin, the Grand Prix at the European Ballet Grand Prix (2020) in Vienna, and the silver medal at the Baltic Ballet Competition (2023) in Riga.

Catana joined the Latvian National Ballet Company in 2020 and was promoted to Ballet Soloist in 2022. His repertoire includes roles such as Prince Albrecht in Giselle, Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, Colas in Sir Frederick Ashton's La Fille Mal Gardée, Prince Nutcracker in The Nutcracker, among others.