Matt has successfully translated his love of dance and his martial arts expertise into a new venture. Starting in October of 2006 he began intensive training in ballet and has successfully danced lead roles in local productions of The Nutcracker (2006). In 2007, he danced lead roles in Giselle and three different productions of The Nutcracker. Since August of 2007 he has been training on scholarship with International Ballet School of Littleton, Colorado. He has also been tapped to be a member of the newly-formed Davis Contemporary Dance Company of Denver, Coloado.Matthew is in his second season with Boulder Ballet Company, Boulder, Colorado and continues his career by guesting with various companies in Colorado, West Virgina and Tennessee. He has upcoming principal roles in Cinderella, Swan Lake and Copellia, all of which will be first time ballets for Matt to add as his repertoire. In December, 2011 Matt had the lead role in a movie version of Nutcracker, filmed in Tennessee. In addition to being a principal dancer for Boulder Ballet, he is on their academy faculty teaching regularly scheduled classes and private lessons to Boulder Ballet School students.