Career My teachers

Honored Artist of the RSFSR (January 31, 1966). After graduating from the Leningrad Choreographic School (under the guidance of A. I. Pushkin), he performed at the Leningrad Maly Opera Theatre from 1953 to 1974. He was known for his strictly academic style of classical dance, excelling in leading roles of traditional repertoire and demonstrating thoughtful interpretations in ballets by contemporary choreographers. Since 1963, he taught at the Leningrad Choreographic School, specializing in duet dance and support roles. He also taught at the Dance Academy in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, and at the Hungarian Dance Academy in Budapest. During 1975-1980, he served as the artistic director of the Leningrad «Ballet on Ice». Adol Khamsin was the first performer in roles such as Eros in K. F. Boyarsky’s «Eros», Paolo in «Francesca da Rimini» to the music of P. Tchaikovsky (both in 1959), Soloist in «Classical Symphony» to the music of S. Prokofiev (1961), Orpheus in I. Stravinsky’s «Orpheus», and Ivan-tsarevich in «The Firebird» choreographed by M. M. Fokin, revived by Boyarsky (both in 1962).