A ballet dancer with the American Ballet Theatre has been honored for a heroic performance that happened off the stage. NY1's Angi Gonzalez was there as he received one of the state's highest honors.

Gray Davis doesn't consider himself a hero.

"I wish everybody would think this is not such a usual act, because it's unfortunately the world we are living in now," Davis said. "People aren't helping each other the way they should."

Davis found himself the center of attention Wednesday when he was awarded the highest civilian honor, the New York State Liberty Medal, from the state senate.

Davis was honored for saving a 58-year-old man who was pushed to the subway tracks on the Upper West Side in June.

State Sen. Brad Hoylman presented the award at Lincoln Center, where Davis sometimes performs as a member of the American Ballet Theatre.

The Liberty Medal is given to people who've "merited commendation for exceptional, heroic, or humanitarian acts on behalf of their fellow New Yorkers."

"I'm really amazed at his selflessness, his split-second thinking," said Hoylman. "They say, if you see something, say something. Well, if you see something, do something."

Davis was waiting for a train at 72nd Street and Broadway subway station June 2 with his wife and mother when the man was shoved onto the tracks.

The dancer went down to pick up the man, lifted him to the platform, where others then pulled him up.

Davis hasn't reached out or heard from the man he saved.

His wife said it's just in her husband's nature to help.

"He's always been such a selfless human being," said Cassandra Davis. "I wasn't surprised at all, honestly. He always comes home with stories of, 'I met this woman on the street today and her child was about to cross the street and I stopped them.'"

At the time of the rescue, Davis had been sidelined from dancing because of a herniated disc. He said he's had two successful shows since then.

The public can catch his next performance Saturday at Lincoln Center at 2 p.m.