Mr. Josh received his early training from Ballet Etudes in Mesa, after which he attended Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington DC on full scholarship. Upon graduation he embarked on a distinguished performing career over the next decade with Kirov Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Indianapolis Ballet Theater, Boston Ballet, Texas Ballet Theater and Ballet Arizona. Joshua was a finalist at the 1996 NY International Ballet Competition where he met his future wife, Natasha. Once retired from performing, Joshua began teaching around the Phoenix-Metro Valley in numerous area studios, as well as founding and directing Southwest Classical Dance Institute for a decade and has served as a permanent guest faculty member at Nutmeg Conservatory in CT.