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Member of the Hungarian State Opera since: 2024

Education and training:
Vaganova Ballet Academy, St. Petersburgh (2009-2012) – BA in Dance pedagogy
Vaganova Ballet Academy, St. Petersburgh (1982-1991) – ballet dancer

Professional work experience:
’After Petipa’ ballet intensives and heritage production (2019- ) – Director, International guest teacher
The Kerava Dance Institute, The Nurmijärvi Dance Institute, The Helsinki Dance Institute, Footlight Dance School (2018 -) – Guest ballet master, choreographer
Kirov Ballet Academy, Washington D.C.  (2017-2018) – Assistant artistic director, ballet master
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet School (2015-2017) – Ballet master
Finnish National Ballet School (2007-2015) – Ballet master
The Ballet West, Salt Lake City (2003) -   Guest Principal Dancer
The Universal Ballet Company, Soul (2002) - Guest Principal Dancer
Finnish National Ballet (2000-2015) – Principal dancer
Staatsoper, Berlin (1997-2000) – Ballet dancer
Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg (1991-1997) - Ballet dancer, principal dancer, soloist

Main roles:
Coralli/Perrot/Petipa/Adam: Giselle – Albrecht
Petipa/Sergeyev/Vinogradov/Dantzig/Bart/Greve/Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake – Prince Siegfried
Petipa/Sergeyev/Nureyev/Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty – Prince Désiré
Petipa/Vainonen,Bart,Eagling–van Schayk/Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker – Prince
Bart/Petipa/Minkus: Don Quixote – Basilio
Vinogradov/Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet – Romeo
Holmes/McKenzie/Petipa/Glazunov: Raymonda – Jean de Brienne
Fokine/Chopin: Les Sylphides – The Poet
Cranko/Tchaikovsky: Onegin – Lenski
Stevenson/Prokofiev: Cinderella – Prince
Balanchine/Bizet: Symphony in C – 1st and 4th Part Solo
Kylián/Mozart: Petite Mort – 4th Solo Couple