Slawek Wozniak

About

Dancer and choreographer who has performed Zorba the Greek on five different continents. In 1991, he joined the ballet of the National Opera in Warsaw as the first soloist.  He served as the artistic director of the Phoenix Ballet and was the funder of Master Ballet Academy. 

Before Fame

He started dancing when he was a child, moving into dorms at the age of ten to study at the State Ballet School. 

Trivia

In 1986, his professional debut was at the Wroclaw Opera, where he danced the Prince in Cinderella.  Together with his American partner Kathleen Arcierci, he won a bronze medal at the Third International Ballet Competition in New York in 1990. In 1993, he won a bronze medal at the First International Ballet Competition in Nagoya, Japan. 

Family Life

In 2007, he and his wife Irena,  and their two sons Michael and Slawomir Jr moved from Poland to the United States. 

Associated With

He was an executive producer of Juliet Doherty's film On Pointe.