▁C rag un ▁went ▁to ▁C open hagen , ▁Den mark , ▁to ▁priv ately ▁train ▁with ▁V era ▁Volk ova , ▁who ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁pol ishing ▁his ▁remarkable ▁classical ▁technique . ▁ ▁Perform ing ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Volk ova ▁recommended ▁C rag un ▁to ▁John ▁C ran ko , ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Stuttgart ▁Bal let . ▁ ▁C ran ko ▁h ired ▁him ▁sight ▁un seen , ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁his ▁corps ▁de ▁bal let . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁soon ▁after ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁principal ▁dan cer ▁in ▁Stuttgart , ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁dance ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Mar cia ▁Hay d ée . ▁ ▁C rag un ▁and ▁Hay d ée ▁performed ▁Sw an ▁Lake , ▁On egin ▁and ▁The ▁T aming ▁of ▁the ▁Sh rew . ▁Their ▁professional ▁partners hip ▁at ▁the ▁Stuttgart ▁Bal let ▁last ed ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁until ▁C rag un ' s ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ,. ▁ ▁Besides ▁his ▁appearances ▁with ▁leading ▁companies ▁in ▁Germany , ▁C rag un ▁dan ced ▁in ▁Den mark , ▁Belg ium , ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁England , ▁Sweden , ▁Italy , ▁Canada , ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁Japan . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁during ▁the ▁Stuttgart ▁rev ival ▁of ▁the ▁Broadway ▁musical ▁On ▁Your ▁To es , ▁C rag un ▁exhib ited ▁his ▁tap ▁dan cing ▁skills . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁not ices ▁ ▁C rag un