Hisham Omardien

Born in Worcester, South Africa, Hisham Omardien is in his sixth season with BalletMet as a dancer and his second as part-time Ballet Master. After training at the Julia Hickman Academy of Dance and graduating from the University of Cape Town Ballet School, he danced nine years with the Cape Town City Ballet and later with State Theatre Ballet, and has appeared as a guest artist with both companies. Mr. Omardien, a two-time recipient of the Balletomaines Award, received the 2004 Violetta Boft Memorial Award. His favorite roles include the lead in George Balanchine’s Who Cares?, the title role in David Nixon’s Dracula, and Armand in Veronica Paeper’s Camille. In June he was married to fellow dancer Olivia Clark.