CHRIS YOUNG

Christopher Young was born in San Francisco, CA. He attained his formal training from San Carlos School of Ballet and then San Francisco Ballet. After his training he joined Boston Ballet II for one year. From there he earned a contract with Ballet West in Salt Lake City, Utah and danced 10 years with them rising to the rank of soloist. Christopher then spent 3 years with Diablo Ballet in Walnut Creek, CA. Retirement was planned from there when opportunities from the freelance world of dance emerged and he continued to dance for another 9 years. Finally retiring from dance, Christopher has been teaching ballet in the Salt Lake Valley for 17 years.