Stanton Welch

Stanton Welch AM
Born	1969 (age 47–48) Melbourne, Australia
Occupation	Dancer and choreographer
Current group	Houston Ballet
Former groups	The Australian Ballet

Stanton De Burgh Welch AM (born 1969) is an Australian dancer and choreographer. He currently serves as the Artistic Director of the Houston Ballet.

Welch was born in Melbourne to Marilyn Jones and Garth Welch, two prominent Australian dancers.

Welch was initially trained at the dance school run by his parents. In 1989, after a year as a scholarship student at the San Francisco Ballet School, Welch was accepted into the Australian Ballet where he became a leading soloist.

While with The Australian Ballet, Welch developed an interest in choreography and, in 1990, received his first commission. By 1995, he had been appointed a resident choreographer with the Australian Ballet and, in 2003, he was also appointed artistic director of the Houston Ballet.

Welch has received choreographic commissions from many international companies including the Australian Ballet, the Houston Ballet, the American Ballet Theatre, the Atlanta Ballet, BalletMet, the Birmingham Royal Ballet, the Royal Danish Ballet, the San Francisco Ballet and the Moscow Dance Theatre.

He serves as a Jury Member for the Young America Grand Prix.

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