Second Soloist
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Joined Boston Ballet in 2013
Second Soloist Aidos Zakan of Almaty, Kazakhstan trained with the Almaty Choreographic School, and later The Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet. He danced as a soloist with the Kazakh State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre from 2006-2008 before joining the Tatar Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre for one season in 2008. In 2009, Zakan was invited to join the Mikhailovsky Theatre as a leading soloist. Zakan has won numerous awards, including 1st prize in the 2011 International Ballet Competition in Seoul, Korea and the 2011 International Ballet Competition in Donetsk, Ukraine.