Born in Odense, Denmark Johan entered the Royal Danish Ballet School in 1988. Having spend most of his childhood performing in various theater plays, musicals, TV series and productions, as well as travelling Europe as a classically-trained singer, Johan’s future was thought to be as a singer/actor. Only after entering the Royal Danish Ballet School (aged 16) did his focus turn completely onto pursuing a career in dance. After a year at the school he became an apprentice with the company and during this time made his stage debut, dancing the Peasant Pas de Deux in Giselle. He joined the Royal Danish Ballet as a full-time member in 1991. Johan was promoted to Principal Dancer by Peter Schaufuss in 1994, after his debut as James in La Sylphide. For the first time in the history of the Royal Theater this took place on stage, in front of the audience. Having danced most leading parts in the Danish repertoire, he joined the Royal Ballet in 1999, after having performed with the company as a guest artist. While a member of the Royal Ballet he continues to perform as a guest artist with companies worldwide. He is further more part of the Kings of The Dance project that opened in the USA (New York and Orange County), and recently toured Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Perm).
