Born in Reading, Steven Monteith trained at the Royal Ballet School and joined Birmingham Royal Ballet in 1998; First Artist 2003; Soloist, 2010.

REPERTORY INCLUDES
Frederick Ashton: The Two Pigeons (Gypsy), Dante Sonata (lead Child of Light), The Dream (Lysander), Enigma Variations (Richard P. Arnold), Scènes de ballet, Monotones II, Daphnis and Chloë and La Fille mal gardée
George Balanchine: Agon (second pas de trois), Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Symphony in Three Movements, and Western Symphony
David Bintley: Edward II (Despenser, Duke of Hainault), Hobson's Choice (Fred Beenstock, Salvation Army), The Nutcracker Sweeties (Volga Vouty men), The Seasons ('Summer'), The Shakespeare Suite (Romeo), Arthur, Cyrano, Beauty and the Beast, Far from the Madding Crowd, Carmina burana, Allegri diversi, The Orpheus Suite, 'Still Life' at the Penguin Café, Tombeaux, Sylvia (Pirate) and David Bintley and Galina Samsova's production of Giselle
John Cranko: Brouillards ('Violes'), The Lady and the Fool (Prince of Arroganza) and Pineapple Poll
Mikhail Fokine: The Firebird and Petrushka
Oliver Hindle: The Four Seasons ('Spring', 'Autumn', 'Winter')
Kenneth MacMillan: Romeo and Juliet (Benvolio, Paris), Elite Syncopations and Solitaire
Nahid Siddiqui: Krishna
Garry Stewart: The Centre and Its Opposite
Twyla Tharp: Nine Sinatra Songs
Ninette de Valois: Checkmate (Second Red Knight)
Stanton Welch: Powder
Peter Wright's productions of Coppélia, The Nutcracker (Winds, Consorts, 'Arabian Dance') and The Sleeping Beauty (Four Princes, Cavalier, 'Garland Dance', pas de quatre)