Born in South Africa and danced since the age of 4, Christopher attended the Johannesburg Art school, with Ballet as a major. Thereafter joined Pact Ballet Company at the end of 1996 after gaining his advanced certificate in the Cecchetti method. Christopher then worked with Bethune Theatredans in Los Angeles as a Guest Dancer, returning to South Africa christopher worked with the Fantastic Flying Fish Dance Company in Durban and then Ballet Theatre Afrikan. Christopher has performed numerous roles in ballets such as Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Coppélia, Ballet Imperial, Still Life at Penguin Cafe, The Nutcracker, La Fille Mal Gardée, The Merry Widow, Paquita and Giselle, A Midsummer Nights Dream.