He is a ballet dancer who has danced with the Bolshoi Ballet, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company, the American Ballet Theatre and the New York City Ballet. As an actor, he has appeared in such movies as "Company Business", "The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez" (also wrote), "White Nights", "Don Quixote", "The Turning Point" and "The Nutcracker" (1977). As well, he has appeared in such Broadway productions as "Metamorphosis".