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Amiruddin Shah | |
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Education | Royal Ballet School, Oregon Ballet Theatre |
Alma mater | University of Roehampton London University of Cambridge |
Occupation(s) | ballet dancer, actor, writer-director |
Employer | Miami City Ballet |
Organization(s) | TAD Pictures Releasing, short for "THEARTDOOR" |
Known for | India's 'Billy Elliot' |
Notable work | North American Premiere of Swan Lake The Royal Ballet’s: Elite Syncopations. |
Awards | Lynn Seymour Award for Expressive Dance |
Website | https://www.instagram.com/amiruddinshah_official/ |
Amiruddin Shah is the first truly classical male ballet dancer from India. He has been compared to the protagonist of "Billy Elliot" by the BBC World Service. He became the first Indian ballet dancer to dance with a major company, Miami City Ballet. in Miami he worked with superstar ballet choreographer Alexei Ratmansky, in the North American premiere of Swan Lake. Shah currently has two upcoming fantasy dance films The Red Dress and A Stranger in New York and Balanchine's Protege: John Clifford, a feature-length documentary film.