Mr. Jouravlev studied at the renowned Perm State Choreography Academy in Russia before joining the Perm State Opera and Ballet Theatre, where he became a Principal Dancer. He was awarded a Diploma and Silver Medal at an international ballet competition in Russia and later toured internationally with the “Stars of the Kirov and Bolshoi Ballet,” performing throughout England, Italy, Japan, China, Czechoslovakia, Poland, South Korea, and Germany.

Mr. Jouravlev toured Japan and South Korea with American Ballet Theatre Principal Nina Ananiashvili, performing the role of Espada in Don Quixote. He also toured Tokyo and Osaka with legendary Bolshoi Theatre Principals Ekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev.

Following the Jackson International Ballet Competition, Mr. Jouravlev joined New Jersey Ballet as a Principal Dancer. In 1997, he toured China with the “Stars of American Ballet.”

Throughout his career, Mr. Jouravlev has performed works by George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, Antony Tudor, and Paul Taylor, and has worked with contemporary choreographers including Robert North, Margo Sappington, and Donlin Foreman.

His extensive repertoire includes more than thirty principal roles in classical and contemporary works, including Giselle, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, The Nutcracker, La Bayadère, Spartacus, Raymonda, Romeo and Juliet, Coppélia, Cinderella, La Sylphide, Serenade, Theme and Variations, Carmen, Who Cares?, Death and the Maiden, Entre Dos Aguas, Belong, and Allegro Brillante, among many others.

Mr. Jouravlev previously served as Artistic Director of Greenwich Ballet Academy and is currently a faculty member at Joffrey Ballet School.