Alexsey Kuznetsov

Mr. Kuznetsov graduated from the Kiev State Choreographic School and the International Slavic University Harkov, Faculty of Dance and Pedagogy.    He was a member of the National Opera of the Ukraine, the National Opera of Ukraine and the Croatian National Ballet.  Mr. Kuznetsov made his debut with DANB in Phantom  and perform as ‘Nutcracker Prince’ in DANB’s Nutcracker.

He has danced ‘Prince’, ‘Harlequin’, ‘Russian’ and ‘Spanish’ in Nutcracker, ‘Prince’ and ‘blue Bird” inSleeping Beauty,  ‘Gold Idol’ in Bayadere, ‘Peasant Pas de Deux’ in Giselle and ‘Slave’ in Le Corsaire as well as numerous contemporary roles.  He is married to DANB Principal dancer Julia Ponomareva.

Hometown:
Kiev, Ukraine

What I do in my spare time:
Watch movies, read books, play games

Favorite movie:
The Sixth Sense

Favorite dance role:
‘Solor’ in “La Bayadere” and ‘Basil in “Don Quixote”

Favorite vacation place:
Split, Croatia

Why I dance:
I like to express my emotions through dance.