Ryan Martin (ballet)

After graduating from the Vaganova Academy, Martin danced with the Yacobsen Ballet/Choreographic Miniatures in St. Petersburg Russia.^[2] He danced with the Semper Opera Ballet^[4] in Dresden, Germany for five years. He was a principal dancer with the Tulsa Ballet,^[5] and Milwaukee Ballet. He retired from the Milwaukee Ballet in 2015.^[6]

Ryan Martin currently teaches and choreographs. He received his teaching certification from Janet L. Springer, a ballet pedagogue and executive director of Classical Dance Alliance.

In his early years, Ryan Martin received his ballet training at Old Dominion University Ballet under Istvan Ament.^[3] As a teen, he studied with the National Ballet School in Toronto, Canada, before attending the Vaganova Academy.^[7]

Martin graduated from the Vaganova Academy in 1993.^[8]