Stephen Galloway

Stephen Galloway is an American dancer known for his tenure as a principal dancer at the Ballet Frankfurt. He is a costume designer and has made costume for the American Ballet Theatre and the Paris Opera. He serves as a creative consultant and choreographer for The Rolling Stones and regularly collaborates with the Dutch fashion photographer duo Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.

Early life Galloway was born in Columbia, Tennessee but moved to Erie, Pennsylvania at a young age. Growing up in Erie, he was part of a neighborhood program created by local African American leaders and city officials, named in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., that provided dance (via Erie Bayfront Ballet), and art classes (via Culture House), to the local children. Galloway, along with the other boys in the program, were asked to join the dance class that sought more participation from the boys. Despite the lack of previous formal training, his natural talent in dance caught the attention of the instructors and Galloway was subsequently asked to join the most advanced dance class in the program, further spiking his interest in dance. He enrolled at the ballet school and graduated from Strong Vincent High school with a scholarship in the arts.

Fashion Two of the longstanding collaborators of Galloway are the Dutch fashion photographer duo Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. Inez and Vinnodh enlist Galloway as a creative movement consultant for fashion editorials such as Vogue Paris, Vogue and W Magazine, as well as campaigns for the brands such as Gucci, Calvin Klein, and Yves Saint Laurent. On set with Lamsweerde and Matadin, using his expertise in body movements gained during his time as a ballet dancer, Galloway has helped some of the top models including Raquel Zimmermann, Natasha Poly, Jessica Miller, and Christy Turlington. Galloway's work as a creative movement consultant helped to shape unique visual aesthetic in Lamsweerd and Matadin's work, which came to be some of the most iconic images of contemporary fashion photography.

Galloway's insight in fashion was not only appreciated by the photographers but also by the fashion designers themselves. He has been asked to oversee the production of runway shows for many fashion houses, such as Versace, Yves Saint Laurent, and Costume National.