AMIR DODARKHOJAYEV
Amir Dodarkhojayev (Almaty, Kazakhstan) began studying ballet in his native country of Kazakhstan at the Seleznev School and spent four years before his advance training in Astana, his country’s capital city. He has competed in the Youth American Grand Prix (YAGP) in New York and received a scholarship from the Harid Conservatory where he trained for three years. He was also in the top 15 YAGP New York finals and in 2021 he earned First Place in YAGP in Dallas.
Amir joined OBII for its 2020-2021 season and this now marks his second season as a company member with Orlando Ballet. Amir, who speaks Russian, Kazakh and English, says he is “and grateful for his success in working in a professional ballet company.” He credits his mother for his career. “She was my first ballet teacher.”
Orlando Ballet School Alumnus ’20. This is Amir’s third season with Orlando Ballet.