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Ethan Steifel

  • Date of Birth

    Stiefel was born February 13, 1973 in Tyrone, Pennsylvania
  • Dancing Career

    His dancing career started in 1989. He joined the corps de ballet of New York City Ballet at 16 years old.
  • Prix de Lausanne

    He won a silver medal at the Prix de Lausanne. He's also been awarded numerous other awards including the Princess Grace Foundation grant in 1991, the Benois de la Danse, and made his debut with the Australian Ballet.
  • Zürich Ballet

    Stifle took a leave of absence to perform with the Zurich ballet. Bernd R. Bienert directed the dance. He returned to the NYCB as a soloist
  • Left NYCB

    He joined the American Ballet Theater in 1997
  • Movie Appearance

    He stared in the field "Center Stage"
  • Teaching

    Stifle created a workshop that lasted 4 weeks for students aspiring to become dancers. The students got to train and perform with professional dancers
  • Dance Magazine Award

    Stiefel was a recipient of the Dance Magazine award with Sylvia walters, Pina Bausch, and Lawrence Rhodes.
  • The Nutcracker

    Created a different spin of the Nutcracker for the University of North Carolina School of Arts.
  • Director

    He was announced as the director for the Royal New Zealand Ballet.
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    Artistic Director

    He was an artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet from 2011 to 2014. His wife Gillian Murphy was also a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater
  • Retired

    Gave his last performance with the American Ballet Theater and retired from his professional dancing career. He went on to teach and direct
  • Artistic Director

    He was an artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet from 2011 to 2014. His wife Gillian Murphy was also a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater
  • Choreographer

    Created various choreographs of r" Flesh and Bone", "Gossip Girl", and "Born Wild".
  • Marriage

    Stifle married Gillian Murphy who was also a principal dancer with American Ballet Theater and Royal New Zealand Ballet.