Zach Young trained at Columbia Performing Arts Centre in Columbia, Missouri where he studied under Karen Grundy, Lisa Geger, Sean France, and Jen Lee. He participated in summer intensives and workshops with Mark Morris, L.J. Ballard, Gary Hubler, and Dante Adela. He has worked with contemporary choreographers Benoit Swan Pouffer, Jamar Roberts, and Angel Fraser-Logan and as a guest artist with the Cuban National Ballet. Zach is also trained in Tae Kwon Do and holds a first-degree black belt. Previously, he danced for the Cedar Lake Youth Ensemble, Cedar Lake II and the Missouri Contemporary Ballet. This is his 4th season with DK.

Zach is sponsored by Virgil Chan and Robert Gowen.