A native of Kiev, Ukraine, Alexander Kotelenets began his training at the Kiev State Ballet School. After coming to the United States, he continued his training at Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy, and was a Company Member with Houston Ballet before joining Texas Ballet Theater in 2003. Mr. Kotelenets enjoys performing all of Ben Stevenson’s ballets, but claims “Tybalt” in Romeo and Juliet, as his favorite role. Mr. Kotelenets considers himself incredibly lucky to be married to fellow Company member, Heather Crosby Kotelenets.