Fabio Grossi

Since 2016 he is not involved in the world of ballet anymore.

In 2014 the Accademia Nazionale di Danza honoured him with an evening at the Teatro Ruskaja.

On June 23, 2014 he came back on stage after a six years-long absence as a "distinguished and amusing" Doctor Coppelius in the Rome Academy's traditional production of Coppélia, and he got rave responses from the audience.

On May 11, 2008 he danced his farewell performance as a Guest Artist of the Arena di Verona, with the role of Albrecht in Giselle at the Teatro Filarmonico.

From 2008 to 2016 Grossi taught ballet, working at the Arena di Verona as a ballet master and at the National Academy of Dance in Rome as guest teacher, choreographer and Pas de Deux instructor.

From 2003 to 2007, he has been one of the leading dancers of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma performing as partner of Italian Ballerina Carla Fracci.

At age 19, Grossi was a First Prize Winner at the Rieti Dance Competition in Italy and the only Italian to be a Finalist and a Diploma Winner at the 1997 Moscow International Ballet Competition in Russia, which was directed by Yuri Grigorovich.

On October 11, 1997 he made his debut as a Soloist with Aterballetto (Italy). Then he successively joined:

He won the Léonide Massine Ballet Award in Positano twice, as an Emerging Talent in 1997 and as an Established Artist in 2007, and the Anita Bucchi Dance Award as the Best Male Dancer of the Year (season 2006/07) with the following motivation:

Fabio Grossi (born 1 October 1977, in Rome) is a retired Italian dancer and ballet teacher.