He then joined the Joffrey Ballet (1985–1989), where he was introduced to the choreography of Jiri Kylian, William Forsythe, Mark Morris, Frederick Ashton, Laura Dean, Leonide Massine, Vaslav Nijinsky, Pilobolus, and Paul Taylor.
In 2001, Corbin was the recipient of the NY Performance Award (Bessie) for Sustained Achievement with The Paul Taylor Dance Company.
Corbin founded CorbinDances in September 2005, with its inaugural season in spring 2006, embracing modern, contemporary, and ballet disciplines.
He has stated that he aims to collaborate broadly, reaching beyond dancers to include writers, directors, lighting designers, visual artists, and musicians.
He currently serves as associate professor of Practice at the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance in Los Angeles, California.