Avis later started training at The Royal Ballet School in London after a teacher from Bird College filled in the application form for him.

[7] He had portrayed character roles such as Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker, Von Rothbart in Swan Lake and Prince Gremin in Onegin.

In her final performance, which was broadcast live, Avis danced with Bussell and Carlos Acosta in Song of the Earth.

[4] In 2012, Avis performed at the London Olympics closing ceremony,[10] in a sequence titled 'Spirit of the Flame', choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon and composed by David Arnold.

[11] Avis won the National Dance Awards for Outstanding Male Performance (Classical) in 2011 and 2019.