Ethan Stiefel By j.neill Feb 13, 1973 Born Jan 1, 1981 Began Taking Ballet Lessons Jan 1, 1989 Joined Corps de Ballet of New York City Ballet Jan 1, 1989 Won Silver Medal at Prix de Lausanne Jan 1, 1992 Performed with Zürich Ballet Jan 1, 1993 Returned to NYCB as Soloist Jan 1, 1995 Became Principle Dancer of NYCB Apr 1, 1997 Joined the American Ballet Theater Jan 1, 2000 Starred in Movie Center Stage Jan 1, 2004 Creates Stiefel & Students Jan 1, 2007 Starred in Movie Born to Be Wild - The Leading Men of American Ballet Theatre Jan 1, 2007 Debut with Australian Ballet (Don Quixote) Sep 1, 2011 Became Director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet Jul 7, 2012 Retired from the ABT (Final Performance) Sep 1, 2015 Married Gillian Murphy