Helgi Tómasson

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Helgi Tómasson retired as Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer of the San Francisco Ballet this summer 2022 after 35 years. Described in his early career as “one of the best classical male dancers in the world” Helgi went on to transform the San Francisco Ballet into one of the world’s foremost ballet companies. Icelandic voices/American accent is a podcast funded by the Icelandic American Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the Consulate General of Iceland in New York. Host Helgi Steinar talks to Icelanders who have settled all over the United States, allowing them to share first hand their fascinating stories and experiences. We hope you will enjoy this insight into the very diverse Icelandic community within the United States of America.