Nathan began his ballet training at the age of four at Washington Contemporary Ballet in Tacoma, WA, where he studied classical and contemporary ballet. He has studied a wide variety of other dance styles including modern, jazz, tap and flamenco to name a few. He has also danced principal roles in a number full length ballets such as Prince Charming in Cinderella, Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Prince Ivan in The Firebird, the Cavalier in The Nutcracker and the title role in Peter Pan. Mr. Cook spent four summers dancing on a merit scholarship with Pacific Northwest Ballet in their summer intensive program and another year training with Spectrum Dance Theater. Currently he is working as a freelance dancer and serves as the Director of Washington Contemporary Ballet.