Francis began his studies at the Ballet and Modern Dance Study Center directed by Tiziana Alia in Saint Vincent.
He studied at the dance academy of the New Theater of Turin and participated in the Professional Course of the New Theater of Turin.
Graduated from the Royal Academy of Dancing in London as an honors dancer (elementary honours-intermediate honours-advanced honours)
Graduated as a teacher from the Royal Academy of Dancing with highest honors (distinction).
Study the Cecchetti method at the intermediate level ( elementary honours- intermediate higly commended).
History of Ballet (Royal Academy of Dance).
Psychology (Royal Academy of Dance).
In 1987 he joined the Dance Company of the Teatro Nuovo in Turin, first as a corps de ballet and later as a soloist.
Dances in numerous ballets in the classical repertoire such as La fille mal Gardèe, Nutcracker, Coppelia, Swan Lake.
As first dancer he danced Coppelia, The 4 Seasons (choreographed by Marco Pierin), Giselle (first guest dancer at the Bucharest Opera) reconstructed for him by Ileana Iliescu.
He also dances numerous pieces from the classical repertoire such as The Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker, Vivandière, The Carnival of Venice, Don Quixote, Romeo and Juliet and many others.
He reconstructs numerous pieces of the classical repertoire for the New Theater.
Many choreographers create neoclassical and contemporary choreography for him.
Participates in major company tours in Italy, Switzerland, Korea and Brazil.
He danced as a principal dancer at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna and as a soloist in the Asmed Ballet company directed by Paola Leoni where he danced in contemporary choreography by Mario
Piazza and Cornelia Wildisen.
He danced as First Dancer in the Young Classical Ballet Company in Coppelia and as a soloist in Carmen, La Fille mal Gardèe, Don Quixote, etc.
In 1995, he was invited by the Royal Academy of Dancing in Tokyo to take part in a Gala on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Academy to dance as a soloist in Raimonda and in one of the principal roles in Kennet Mc Millan’s Solitaire.
In 1993 he was first dancer and artistic director of the Balletto di Parma association, which owns a ballet and contemporary dance company and a four-year training course for dancers.
He is the official choreographer of Corrado Abbati’s operetta company from 1998 to 2004.
From 1999 to 2001, he organized a major summer dance school in Aosta Valley and Parma with many internationally renowned teachers.
From 2000 to 2006 he was artistic director, together with Lucia Giuffrida, of the International Dance Center of Parma.
From 2004 to 2006 he was artistic director of the International Musical Centre.
Since 2006, he has been the artistic director of “Professione Musical,” a three-year professional school for musical artists.
She has been teaching ballet, pas de deux, repertoire and ballet history at the Professione Danza school in Parma since 2006
He is a lecturer of classical technique and repertoire in the Professional Training Course for Dancers Di Professione Danza and the Professional Course for Musical Artists(www.professionemusical.com).
Since 2020, he has been the Artistic Director of the “Balletto di Parma” Youth Dance Company.
He has been a lecturer in ballet history for the university course for accompanying masters at the “A. Boito” conservatory in Parma.
He is a guest teacher of numerous ballet and contemporary dance workshops.
He is a member of the International Dance Council (UNESCO).
