Leanne Benjamin

Leanne Benjamin
Leanne Benjamin curtain call for DGV: Danse à Grande Vitesse, Royal Ballet
Born
Leanne Faye Benjamin

(1964-07-13) 13 July 1964 (age 60)
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
EducationRoyal Ballet School
Occupation(s)Artistic director, Queensland Ballet
Years active1983–2013
Spouse
Tobias Round
(m. 2001)
Children1
Career
Former groupsThe Royal Ballet
Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet
London Festival Ballet
Deutsche Oper Ballet

Leanne Faye Benjamin AM OBE (born 13 July 1964)[1] is a retired Australian ballet dancer who was a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in London. She was appointed artistic director at the Queensland Ballet in 2024.[2] She stepped down from the position on 2 August 2024.

  1. ^ "theartsdesk Q&A: Ballerina Leanne Benjamin". The Arts Desk. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Beavan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).