Cory Stearns


Paul Cornell "Cory" Stearns is an American ballet dancer who is a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States. Stearns is also a high fashion model.

Early education and development

Stearns began dancing at age of three with the encouragement of his mother. He began ballet training age five at the Seiskaya Ballet in St. James, New York under the direction of Mme. Valia Seiskaya, formally of the National Opera of Greece. At thirteen, Stearns received a full scholarship to Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's summer intensive. At age fifteen, he participated in the Youth America Grand Prix and was awarded a full scholarship to study at the Royal Ballet School in London. During Stearns' time at the Royal Ballet School he performed as pop artist Kylie Minogue's dance partner in her music video for Chocolate. Stearns graduated from The Royal Ballet School in 2004 and returned to New York.

Dance career

Stearns joined the Studio Company of the American Ballet Theatre in 2004. In the 2005 he was promoted to an apprentice with ABT and to the corps de ballet in 2006. He was appointed a Soloist in January 2009 and a Principal Dancer in January 2011.
Stearns' first major role with ABT was Conrad in Le Corsaire in 2008, and roles since have included Solor in La Bayadère, Oberon in The Dream, Basilio and Espada in Don Quixote, titular role in Onegin, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Prince Siegfried and Von Rothbart in Swan Lake, James in La Sylphide and the Prince in Alexei Ratmansky’s The Nutcracker.
In the 2013/14 season, Stearns returned to London for a guest role as the Prince in Nutcracker at The Royal Ballet.
Reviewing Cinderella, New York Times states Stearns was "chivalrous, handsome and calmly glowing amid virtuosity."

Modeling career

Stearns began his modeling career by chance in 2009 when an agent spotted him at "New Andy's Deli". Since then he has modeled for Louis Vuitton, Ramsey, and Dolce & Gabbana and has been photographed by Bruce Weber, Steven Klein, and Annie Liebovitz who shot him alongside fellow dancers Benjamin Millepied and Stella Abrera for a Vogue Magazine spread.

Personal life

Stearns was raised in Mattituck, Long Island. He resides in New York City. Stearns' partner is Devon Teuscher, also a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.

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