Ian was born in New York City and started his ballet training at the age of 6 with the American Ballet Theater Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. Ian spent 7 years training with Manhattan Youth Ballet, learning a variety of balletic and contemporary styles, under the direction of Deborah Wingert, Brian Reeder, and Marina Stavitskaya. He has attended summer intensives around the world, including the Royal Danish Ballet, Ellison Ballet, the Royal Ballet, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago programs. In the summer of 2020, Ian participated in the Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) Summer Intensive. At the conclusion of the intensive, Ian was invited by Artistic Director Peter Boal to join the Professional Division at PNB.  He received the final two years of his training at PNB, graduating in June of 2022. At PNB, Ian was granted the opportunity to perform alongside the professional company in George Balanchine works, such as The Nutcracker and Diamonds, as well as Kent Stowell’s production of Swan Lake. After participating as a Guest Artist in Ballet Idaho’s production of Bruce Wells’ Beauty and the Beast in the 2021-22 season, Ian joined Ballet Idaho as a company member and has performed in a variety of works during his time with the company. This includes featured roles in George Balanchine’s Divertimento No. 15, Garrett Anderson’s Seen/Unseen, Lar Lubovitch’s Concerto 622, Danielle Rowe’s Chaminade, Johan Inger’s Walking Mad, Snow King in Peter Anastos’ The Nutcracker, and Garrett Anderson and Anne Mueller’s Swan Lake, appearing as Neopolitan and Spanish in Act III. Additionally, Ian has appeared in works by Penny Saunders, Joseph Hernandez, and Ricardo Amarante. 

This is Ian’s third season with Ballet Idaho.