He made his Italian debut in a revival of Manzotti's spectacular "Excelsior" at Milan's Teatro dal Verme, which led to a contract with the Teatro alla Scala, where he studied privately under the famed choreographer and dancer Enrico Cecchetti.
He made his Italian debut in a revival of Manzotti's spectacular "Excelsior" at Milan's Teatro dal Verme, which led to a contract with the Teatro alla Scala. For the next six years, he studied privately under the famed choreographer and dancer Enrico Cecchetti.