Frank Augustyn

Frank Augustyn
Personal information
Full name	Frank Joseph Augustyn
Date of birth	January 27, 1953 (1953-01-27) (age 56)
Place of birth	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Frank Joseph Augustyn, OC (born January 27, 1953) is a Canadian ballet dancer.

Background

Frank Augustyn was born in Hamilton, Ontario. As a boy, Augustyn's interests were in gymnastics and acrobatics. During a summer course at Canada's National Ballet School (often called The National) intended to help improve movement and his control for his gymanstic acrobatic training, his abilities for ballet were recognized by Betty Oliphant founder and director of the school. Oliphant was at the time looking for male dancers always a challenge for ballet schools. Although Augustyn's parents were reluctant to have their son pursue ballet as a career, Augustyn continued in the school until at seventeen he joined the professional company, The National Ballet of Canada.^[1]

Professional Experience

From 1972 to 1989, he was the principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada. From 1980 to 1981, he was the principal dancer at the Berlin Opera Ballet. From 1985 to 1986, he was the principal guest artist at the Boston Ballet. From 1989 to 1994, he was the artistic director of the Ottawa Ballet.

Awards

In 1979, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

References

External links

• Frank Augustyn at The Canadian Encyclopedia

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