- Parents Shirley & Harold Smuin
- Studied tap dancing under retired Republic Studios Choreographer Pauline Ellis
- Lettered in Boxing at Hellgate High School in Missoula MT USA
- Dancer University of Utah Salt Lake City UT USA
- Dancer San Francisco Ballet San Francisco CA USA 1953-1961
- Dancer American Ballet Theatre New York City NY USA 1965-
- Choreographer American Ballet Theatre New York City NY USA
- Choreographer San Francisco Ballet San Francisco CA USA
- Co-Director San Francisco Ballet San Francisco CA USA 1973-1985.
- Heart attack August 29, 1992 during filming of So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
- Choreographer Smuin Ballets/SF San Francisco CA USA 1994-2007.
- Director Smuin Ballets/SF San Francisco CA USA 1994-2007.
- Won Broadway's 1988 Tony Award as Best Choreographer for "Anything Goes." In 1981, he also received two Tony nominations for "Sophisticated Ladies:" as Best Director (Musical), and, with collaborators 'Henry le Tan' and Donald McKayle, as Best Choreographer.
- Brothers: Stephen and Douglas Smuin.
- Director Smuin Ballets/SF San Francisco CA USA 1994-present (March 2002)
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