Steven McMahon is a company dancer, and choreographic and associate artistic director with the Ballet Memphis. Through these roles, he has had the opportunity to create and perform dances that have focused on identity, gender, race, as well as dances that honor the history and natural landscape of Memphis. He was named by the artistic director to be the Company's resident choreographer and works on programming, future planning, and organizational development. Some of Mr. McMahon's original full-length choreography included: Peter Pan (2014), Romeo and Juliet (2011), Cinderella (2009), Carnival of the Animals (2008), and Wizard of Oz (2007). Mr. McMahon attended The Ailey School in New York, where he studied classical modern, jazz, and West African dance, and composition, improvisation, and theatre arts.