Heinz Steele

Oliver Steele is Romanian by birth and a citizen of Germany. He began his dance education in 1989 at the Iwanson Dance Center in Munich/Germany and later continued his training in New York City. His most notable performances occurred within the works of Kevin Wynn, Milton Myers, John Evans and his wife of 26 years Teri Lee Steele. Together they co-founded Steeledance in 1995 and their company has since performed and presented at venues such as Joyce Soho, The French Institute, The Bessie Schonberg Theater at DTW, St. Marks Church, The Cunningham Studio, The Agnes Demille Theater at NCSA, The Patricia Nanon Theatre at The Yard and Steps On Broadway. Mr. Steele has taught workshops, master classes and lecture demonstrations at The Juilliard School, Rutgers University, Hunter College, The University of Utah at Salt Lake City, The University of California at Santa Barbara, North Carolina School of the Arts, Dance Space Center, Dance New Amsterdam, Abizaid Arts and internationally at The Iwanson Dance Center in Munich/Germany, Matsuyama University in Matsuyama/Japan, Ketsevhagoof Studio in Rishon/Israel and Tanzwerk101 in Zürich/Switzerland. He is currently teaching at NYU Tisch, Steps on Broadway and Gibney.