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Stiefel was born February 13, 1973 in Tyrone, Pennsylvania
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His dancing career started in 1989. He joined the corps de ballet of New York City Ballet at 16 years old.
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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.
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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
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He joined the American Ballet Theater in 1997
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He stared in the field "Center Stage"
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Stifle created a workshop that lasted 4 weeks for students aspiring to become dancers. The students got to train and perform with professional dancers
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Stiefel was a recipient of the Dance Magazine award with Sylvia walters, Pina Bausch, and Lawrence Rhodes.
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Created a different spin of the Nutcracker for the University of North Carolina School of Arts.
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He was announced as the director for the Royal New Zealand Ballet.
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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
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Gave his last performance with the American Ballet Theater and retired from his professional dancing career. He went on to teach and direct
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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
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Created various choreographs of r" Flesh and Bone", "Gossip Girl", and "Born Wild".
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Stifle married Gillian Murphy who was also a principal dancer with American Ballet Theater and Royal New Zealand Ballet.