During his seven years there, Fabrice worked with dance masters such as Serge Golovine, Gilbert Mayer, Max Bozzoni, John Neumeier, Jirí Kylián, Violette Verdy, and performed at the Palais Garnier theatre.
[citation needed] In 2002, Calmels established himself in Chicago with the Joffrey Ballet, under the direction of company co-founder Gerald Arpino.
He was also coached by Sir Anthony Dowell for the title role of Oberon in Frederick Ashton's A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Calmels appeared alongside supermodel Karlie Kloss in the Versace 2016 Fall/Winter campaign shot by famed photographer Bruce Weber.
[9] In his spare time, Calmels focuses on developing and producing his own multi-media dance based productions and is a member of the board of directors for the DizzyFeet Foundation.