Benjamin Millepied
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| Benjamin Millepied | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Field | Ballet |
| Training | Conservatoire National School of American Ballet |
| Influenced by | Jerome Robbins |
Benjamin Millepied is a principal dancer at New York City Ballet and a ballet choreographer of international reputation.
Mr. Millepied began his ballet training with his mother, a former ballet dancer, in Bordeaux, France, and studied with Michel Rahn at the Conservatoire National in Lyon from the age 13 to 16. After summer classes at the School of American Ballet in 1992, he returned in 1993 on a scholarship from the Bourse Lavoisier in 1993. Mr. Millepied joined New York City Ballet's corps de ballet in 1995, was promoted soloist in 1998 and to principal dancer 2002. At SAB's 1994 Spring Workshop he originated a principal role in Jerome Robbins' premiere of 2 and 3 Part Inventions and also received the Prix de Lausanne. He is a choreographer as well, making dances on City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and his own company, Danses Concertantes. [Reviews 1]
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