top of page

Sergey is originally from Voronezh, Russia. At the age of 10, he began his ballet training in Voronezh.  At 12, he went to the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow and received a scholarship from the Rudolph Nureyev Foundation to study at the Vienna State Opera Ballet School. In 2000, he won the Hope Prize at the Prix De Lausanne in Switzerland and later studied under the legendary teacher, Peter Pestov, at the John Cranko Ballet Academy in Stuttgart, Germany. During his studies in Germany, he performed in several productions with Stuttgart Ballet and won First prize at the Vienna International Ballet Competition in 2001. In 2002, Yuri Grigorovich awarded him with a Gold Medal at the prestigious Varna International Ballet Competition in Bulgaria.

His professional career started shortly thereafter when he guested with Universal Ballet in Korea. In 2003, he joined Vienna State Opera Ballet as a full time company member and was invited to dance in America with Carolina Ballet the following year.  Within the past few years, he has been a Principal Dancer and Guest Artist with companies like Los Angeles Ballet, Los Angeles Opera, Cirque Du Soleil, Joburg Ballet, Hong Kong Ballet.

From 2010 to 2012, he was a star of Rasta Thomas' Bad Boys Of Dance' (Rock The Ballet) World Tour. 

The Bad Boys Of Dance were featured in Sting's Rainforest Foundation Gala at the Carnegie Hall in New York City, performing with Sir Elton John, Lady GaGa and Sting.

In 2014, Sergey assisted in choreographing a huge production called "Karagoz" at the Astana Opera in Kazakhstan. 

Sergey loves sharing his knowledge and experience within the dance world, and he frequently teaches Ballet and Contemporary Master Classes. He has taught for Youth America Grand Prix in New York, Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong, Corella Dance Academy in Barcelona, Sharmila Dance Center in Dubai, The Ministry of Dance in Melbourne. Sergey has also been on the faculty at Abby Lee Dance Company in Los Angeles and Melbourne Academy of The Arts in Australia.

IMG_0972.jpg
bottom of page