One of Canada’s most celebrated male dancers, Frank Augustyn, O.C. trained at Canada’s National Ballet School, joining The National Ballet of Canada in 1970. In 1973, he and Karen Kain won a special award for the best pas de deux at the International Ballet Competition in Moscow, dancing the demanding roles of the Blue Bird pas de deux from The Sleeping Beauty. That win catapulted them to instant stardom, and they enjoyed a fabled partnership during their performing years.
