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Due to his extraordinary abilities and pedagogical talent, Mr. Fomkin became the youngest vice-rector of the Vaganova Ballet Academy at the age of 29. Being a recognized expert in the area of ballet education, in 2007 he became an expert in the state accreditation of educational programs in the field of choreographic and dramatic arts. This status is awarded by the Federal Service of the Russian Federation for the Supervision of Education and Science to specialists with a high level of competence in their field who have come a long professional way. As the head and a member of expert groups, he took part in more than 30 accreditation examinations of choreographic schools in the Russian Federation, including the Moscow State Academy of Choreography (year), the Moscow State Institute of Culture, the Magnitogorsk State Conservatory (year), the Khabarovsk State Institute of Culture, the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts GITIS, and others. His task was to assess the level of conformity of the professional training graduates receive at these educational institutions with the Federal State Educational Standards and the recent requirements of the choreographic art. Moreover, Aleksei Fomkin specializes in professional and public accreditation.

I also know that Aleksei Fomkin conducts extensive research in the field of ballet art. He is the author of several monographs dealing with problematic areas in ballet pedagogy and psychology. A couple of years ago, I assisted him in getting to know the structure of ballet education in Finland. We visited the ballet company at the Finnish National Opera, where we had a meeting with Kenneth Greve, who was its director then, and discussed with him issues concerning the training of ballet dancers. We also visited a number of other private ballet schools in Helsinki. I also know that Aleksei Fomkin has unique experience in accreditation and was a member of the accreditation commission at the Royal Ballet School of Antwerp (2012). He also regularly visited the Paris Opera Ballet School to study the French system of ballet education. These researches resulted in a series of articles dedicated to ballet education.

Moreover, for his outstanding professional education, he was invited to participate as a member of the jury for the National Theater Award “Golden Mask.”

To conclude, Mr. Fomkin undoubtedly possesses extraordinary ability as a ballet pedagogue and educator who combines practical experience as a ballet dancer and then as a teacher with strong theoretical knowledge at the Ph.D. level.