Adrian Ciobanu was born in Cluj, Romania, where he graduated with honors from the Liceul de Choregrafie, Octavian Stroia, under the direction of his father, Florin Ciobanu. He performed with the Romanian Opera Ballet for one year before moving to the Hungarian Opera Ballet, where he danced for five years and achieved the rank of principal dancer. During this time, he toured extensively throughout Europe, performing in countries such as France, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Romania, and the Czech Republic.

In 1996, Mr. Ciobanu joined the Sarasota Ballet, where he performed major principal roles and created numerous roles in both classical and contemporary ballets. His repertoire includes works by choreographers such as Robert North, Alberto Alonso, Katherine Posen, Steven Mills, Todd Allen, and Ament Istvan. Starting in 2002, he began teaching and coaching for Sarasota Ballet School, Dance the Next Generation, and various local and regional schools throughout Florida.

In 2003, Mr. Ciobanu was promoted to Principal of Academy, Sarasota Ballet, where he successfully doubled the number of students and significantly increased the budget. He staged full-length productions for the Academy, including Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland, The Nutcracker, La Boutique Fantasque, and Paquita. In 2008, he was promoted to Ballet Master of Sarasota Ballet, working extensively with the company and collaborating with stagers and choreographers such as Hans Van Manen, Monica Parker, Alexander Grant, Dominic Walsh, Sandra Jennings, Joyceanne Sidimus, Julian Moss, Andre Prokovsky, Gilles Maidon, Jackie Hollander, Donald Mahler, and Margaret Barbieri.

Since relocating to Houston, Mr. Ciobanu has been the Co-Director of Uptown Dance Centre and Uptown Dance Company since 2013. In 2018, he spearheaded and directed an outreach program with Royal High School in Brookshire, Texas, for The Nutcracker Suite with their Performing Arts Program, as well as with area elementary school students, in collaboration with Uptown Dance Company. He also teaches ballet across the Greater Houston Area, including at High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, since 2013.