ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðə dʒˈɑːfɹi bælˈeɪ ænd wˈɜːkt wɪð kˌoːɹɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ˈæɡnəs də mˈɪl, tʃˈuː sˌæn ɡˈoʊ ænd dʒˈɛɹoʊm ɹˈɑːbɪnz, ˈæftɚ wˌɪtʃ hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðə nˈæʃənəl bælˈeɪ ʌv kˈænədə ˌʌndɚ ðə dᵻɹˈɛkʃən ʌv ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ ɡɹˈænt.
In 1978, he joined the Joffrey Ballet and worked with choreographers including Agnes de Mille, Choo San Goh and Jerome Robbins, after which he joined the National Ballet of Canada under the direction of Alexander Grant.