Ryan Steele

Ryan Steele (born August 3, 1990) is an American dancer and actor. at 17, Ryan booked his first Broadway show: Baby John in the 2009 revival of West Side Story. other Broadway credits include Billy Elliot, Newsies (original Specs, Dance Captain), Matilda, An American In Paris, Carousel, Once Upon A One More Time and MJ The Musical. He was awarded the 2023 Chita Rivera Award for his work in Andy Blankenbuehler’s Only Gold. other stage credits include NY City Center (Fall For Dance, The Wild Party) Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular and more. Ryan has danced for Christopher Wheeldon, Justin Peck, Sonya Tayeh, Keone and Mari Madrid, Jennifer Weber, Andy Blankenbuehler, Chris Gattelli, Sarah Ogleby, Rob Ashford, Chelsea Thedinga, Josh Bergasse, James Kinney, and many more. His TV/Film credits include Ted 2, Fosse/Verdon, Netflix’s I’m Thinking Of Ending Things, Five Dances, Better Nate Than Ever, SMASH, Girls 5Eva, Hulu’s Up Here, NBC’s Peter Pan Live. The Academy Awards, The Tony Awards, multiple late night/morning shows. Ryan has taught at studios all over the country and is on faculty at Dance Device Lab. He has worked with multiple dance organizations including NYCDA, West Coast Dance Explosion and On Stage NY. Ryan has been featured in Dance Spirit and DANCE Mag. he currently lives in NYC performing and traveling for master classes.

Early life and education Steele was born and raised in Walled Lake, Michigan where he lived with his parents, and his brother and sister. The entire Steele family had taken dance classes; his mother in a 'moms dance class', his father in a 'dads dance class' along with both of his siblings. He started dancing at the age of five

During elementary and high school he received training from a number of dance programs, including The Juilliard School. In his last few years of high school, Steele was training intensively in Ballet, focusing on a career in concert dance. He was in a relationship with fellow Broadway actor Matt Doyle for two years.

Career Theatre After high school Steele opted to take the year off and try out for different dance companies. In that year he got a contract with a ballet company in Texas.

Following West Side Story, Steele joined the cast of Newsies at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey, where he originated the role of Specs. When Newsies moved to Broadway, Steele reprised the role of Specs. Along with the role Steele also was the original dance captain for the musical.