Career
A premier danseur, he was recognized for his elegance and style. Born in Warsaw in 1907, Jasinski began dance studies as a boy. After extensive studies in Warsaw, Jasinski began dancing with Ida Rubinstein"s company in 1928.
He next danced with Serge Lifar.
In 1933 Jasinski joined the Ballets Russe de Monte-Carlo, where he danced works by the leading choreographers of the time, such as George Balanchine, Michel Fokine, Leonide Massine and Bronislava Nijinska. He was premier danseur with the company from 1933 to 1950.
They had a child that year and moved to Tulsa. There they founded and directed a school and the Tulsa Ballet 1n 1956.
The company had its premier in New York in 1983.
Jasinski is known for having served as a model for the Walt Disney film Fantasia (1940).
