• Born in Santa Cruz, California
• Ballet studies in the SF Bay area
• At 15 : Invited for 1 year at the Bolshoï academy
• Scholarship at the Kirov Academy in Washington
• Scholarship at the Summer pgms of the school of American Ballet
• Scholarship at ABT's school
• Scholarship at SFB school
• Scholarship at the Bolshoï Ballet academy in Vail, Colorado
• 1995 : Apprentice with ABT
• 1996 : Joined ABT as Member of Corps de Ballet
• 2003 : Promoted to Soloist
• 2008 : Soloist with ABT and Principal with Dutch national Ballet

NB : Married to ABT soloist Stella Abrera

2000 : He had one of the principal role in Center stage movie. "Charly"