After being introduced to Julian Mackay, and his whole dancing family, three years ago by his sister Maria Sascha Khan – now First Soloist with the Ekaterinburg State Ballet – I have been following the activities of the four siblings with interest. Nadia Khan was recently with the Compañía Nacional de Danza de España but now with the Rome Opera Ballet, and the youngest, Nicholas MacKay, is polishing his technique at the Vaganova Ballet Academy after several years, studying with brother Julian, at the Bolshoi's school.
In these three years, Julian has graduated from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, won medals at the Lausanne Sochi and Istanbul competitions, won the Prix de Lausanne in 2015 – giving him the opportunity to be a Royal Ballet apprentice for a year – and now starts his career as a Soloist with the Mikhailovsky Ballet Company.
18-year-old Julian jumps in at the deep end with the pas des esclaves, together with Irina Zhalovskaya, on 9 June.
Ни Пуха Ни Пера!

Graham Spicer is a writer, director and photographer in Milan, blogging (under the name ‘Gramilano') about dance, opera, music and photography for people “who are a bit like me and like some of the things I like”. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy.
His scribblings have appeared in various publications from Woman's Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the ‘Danza in Italia' column for Dancing Times magazine.
That is lovely :)) all sooo successful xxx
Congratulations Julian! All the best and hope one day see you dancing.
Congratulations Julian!!!! My best wishes!!!!
Thank you!!
You’re welcome!!! How lucky is the Mikhailovsky Theatre!!!
im quite fortunate!
Enjoy it
Great lineage!
Julian has an undeniable talent underpinned by family support … good for him!
Congratulations Julian! The sky is the limit!!
Thanks!!
Thank you Graham!!! Family is the key! So excited to see what the future has in store.
I think everyone’s excited to see ‘what happens next’! You’re fortunate to have a wonderful and loving support network and wise enough to realise it. In bocca al lupo!