Justin is a Lead Principal Dancer at Columbia Classical Ballet after being a Resident Artist
and performing classical pas de deux and new contemporary works internationally. Many teachers have generously given of themselves to develop Justin’s sense of life and the
art of dance including Sabina Starr, Julia Vorobyeva, Konstantin Dournev, the teachers at
Saugerties Ballet Center led by Scarlett Fiero, Victoria Rinaldi, Charles Askegard through the ABT summer program in NYC and Valentina Kozlova, Martine Van Hamel, Sergei Soloviev and later, Nikolai Tsiskaridze at Vaganova Academy. Nina Mireille Buisson has been a consistent influence in both contemporary dance and his development as an artist.
Justin has won a dozen medals in International Ballet Competitions including senior division gold medals. It was during competitions that Justin met Radenko Pavlovich, and also was invited to the Vaganova Academy. While at the Vaganova Academy, Justin had the honor of dancing a solo role on the iconic stage of the Marinsky Theatre on Christmas day. He has performed in galas in New York, Connecticut, Virginia, Brussels, South Africa, Sochi, Helsinki, St. Petersburg Russia, Italy, Seoul, Ecuador, Croatia and Mexico. Justin has judged in competitions in Ecuador, Paraguay and Mexico, also teaching master classes there, and coaching students preparing for competition.
Justin’s other skills include Tanztheater and digital music composition.