 Ben Stevenson (dancer)

Ben Stevenson OBE (born 4 April 1936), is a former ballet dancer with Britain's The Royal Ballet and English National Ballet, co-director of National Ballet of Washington, D.C. (1971–1974), artistic director of Chicago Ballet (1974-1975), artistic director of Houston Ballet (1976–2003), and current artistic director of Texas Ballet Theater (2003–present).A native of Portsmouth, England, Stevenson received his dance training at the Arts Educational School in London.