His professional career began in 1946 with appearances at New York's Metropolitan Opera House, and then with numerous ballet companies including Britain's International Ballet (1953), Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet (1954), and Denmark's Scandinavian Ballet (1962).
Karier profesionalnya dimulai pada 1946 dengan tampil di Metropolitan Opera House di New York, dan kemudian dengan sejumlah perusahaan balet yang meliputi International Ballet di Britania (1953), Royal Winnipeg Ballet di Kanada (1954), dan Scandinavian Ballet di Denmark (1962).