Julian MacKay with his ballet teacher at the
Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow
Julian MacKay, 12, from Livingston, Montana
recently became the
first American Student ever to perform with the Bolshoi
Ballet Company in Moscow
with his premiere in
La Esmeralda,
February 9th and 10th!
Brothers at the Bolshoi
Congratulations to Nicholas MacKay !!!
Nicholas just became
the youngest American ever accepted
to the full-time program at the
Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow!
Nicholas is just 9 years old!
Julian MacKay has blazed a trail
from the
mountains of Montana
to the ballet barres
of the Bolshoi!
This long road has included:
*
Scholarships for 4 years at the American Ballet Theater
Young Dancers Workshop, NYC
* Being awarded a place at the Royal Ballet
School, London
Summer Intensive for two years
* Performing at the Kennedy
Center in Washington, DC
with American Ballet Theater in The Nutcracker
* Appearing in international ads for American Ballet Theater
in Pointe Magazine and Dance Magazine
*
A cover photo on the American Ballet Theater book,
The
Healthy Dancer
* A featured photo in the American Ballet
Theater
National Training Curriculum
* Winning a Bronze Medal, 2009 Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition,
advancing to the Finals in New York City.
* Winning a scholarship to the Bolshoi Ballet Academy
summer program in Connecticut from the
Russian American Foundation.
Julian was then honored with being
the youngest American student to attend the
Bolshoi Ballet Academy
in Moscow full time.
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at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow
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Read about Julian and Nicholas' sister and
Youth Arts in Action
Mentor
Maria Sascha Khan at
www.MariaSaschaKhan,
currently a company member of
Staatsballett Berlin
and their other
sister, Nadia Khan
a classical ballet dancer and
Mentor and Choreographer for Youth Arts in Action
at
www.NadiaKhanBallet.com
See more of Julian at
www.JulianMacKay.com
and
Nicholas at
www.NicholasMacKay.com