Alexey Kulpin

 Advisor and Dance Faculty

Mr. Alexey Kulpin is the former Founding President of the Wonder Youth Foundation and currently serves as an Advisor and Faculty Member.

His early leadership and vital contributions helped lay the groundwork for the organization’s development and vision.

As a core member of the Wonder Youth community, Mr. Kulpin brings a wealth of talent, experience, and insight in support of the foundation’s mission to inspire and uplift young artists through accessible, high-quality arts education.

Alexey Kulpin is a graduate of the Institute of Culture and Art in St. Petersburg, Russia. He holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in ballet pedagogy and choreography. In 1998, he was the Grand Prix winner at the Muse of St. Petersburg Ballet Competition.  

As a professional dancer, Mr. Kulpin has performed soloist and principal roles in both classical and contemporary ballets in Russia, Israel, and the United States. He danced professionally with St. Petersburg State Opera Ballet, St. Petersburg State Male Theatre by Mihailovsky, Ballet Israel, City Ballet of San Diego, Grand Rapids Ballet, Charleston Ballet Theater, Stars of St. Petersburg Municipal Theater of Music and Dance, and Krasnoyarsk Dance Ensemble. His roles included Basilio in Don Quixote, James in La Sylphide, Prince Ivan in Firebird, Spirit of the Rose in Le Spectre de la Rose, Swan Lake Pas de Trois, and the male leads in Tarantella and Maurice Bejart’s Trik Trak.

An educator, choreographer, and a lifelong passion for classical ballet, Mr. Kulpin has taught since 2005 and staged classical variations to full-length ballets.  He contributed his passion and knowledge to institutions and companies, including the Ballet Israel School, City Ballet of San Diego, Grand Rapids Ballet, and Charleston Ballet Company, where he taught company classes and served as director of the Charleston Ballet Young Artists Group. He also served as principal ballet teacher for Northern California Dance Conservatory.  Mr. Kulpin is a faculty member of the Harid Conservatory.  A Jury member for Youth American Grand Prix, long-time contributor and Jury member for Youth International Ballet Competition.

We invite you to join Alexey in sharing our mission to make these goals possible.