Outside the Box.

The article discusses the career of Christopher Wheeldon's as a ballet choreographer. Wheeldon was born in Yeovil, Somerset and trained at the Royal Ballet School in London, England and joined the Royal Ballet in 1991. In the same year, he won the Gold Medal at the Prix de Lausanne competition. He auditioned for the New York City Ballet in 1993, where he danced for the next seven years and continued to choreograph. He also choreographed for the San Francisco Ballet in their world premiere in Edinburgh, Scotland and another for George Piper Dances in London, England. Wheeldon retired in 2000 from the stage acts and concentrated in making dances, where he notches up a series of success in the U.S. and found himself in demand as a freelance choreographer.