Leigh Alderson, Date of Birth

Leigh Alderson

ballet dancer, model, and actor from Portadown, Northern Ireland.

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1986

Profession: ballet dancer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Leigh Alderson (born 1986) is a male ballet dancer, model and actor from Portadown, Northern Ireland. Alderson trained at The Royal Ballet School performing in Rudi Van Dantzig's Four Last Songs in Toronto and Stuttgart before graduating in 2006.
He joined Scottish Ballet dancing works by Ashley Page, Forsythe and Trisha Brown and Pastor and works by Richard Wherlock with New English Contemporary Ballet, later joining Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada and guesting with Cork City Ballet. With Les Grands Ballets Canadiens he performed in works by Stijn Celis, Stephan Thoss, The Snake in Veldman's Petit Prince, Kylian's Kaguyahime and The Prince in Mats Ek's Sleeping Beauty. Film and TV work has included the Canadian horror film Undress Me (2017), Street Dance 3D (2010), Angel (2009), the BBC documentary series; Lost to Dance (1998) and God Given Gift (2005/07). Awards include Royal Ballet School Achievement Award (2005 & 2006) Lynne Seymour Award for Most Expressive Dancer (2004), The NJL Choreographic Development Award (2005) and The Ulster Tatler Arts Personality of the Year Award (2009 & 2010).