He enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and later joined the Metropolitan Opera Ballet in New York.
Other notable ballet instructors, including Anatole Vilzak, Edward Caton, Boris Romanoff, and Alexander Gavrilov, contributed to Corvino's training.
Tudor invited Corvino to join the newly created dance division at The Juilliard School in 1952.
His international teaching credits include the Folkwang Hochschule in Germany, Bellas Artes in Caracas, the Rotterdamse Dansacademie in the Netherlands, the Theatre Contemporain de la Danse in Paris, the Cloud Gate Dance Theater in Taiwan, and the International Festival of Dance Academies in Hong Kong.
Dancers sought out Corvino as a teacher and coach due to his extensive knowledge, his patience, and his diplomacy.
[5] Equipose: The Life and Work of Alfredo Corvino (Book) by Dawn Lillie (Author), Dance & Movement Press, NY, 2009 (ISBN 978-1-4358-9124-1)