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Benjamin Pacôme Girard, b. 1977

1985 : Takes up badminton.

1990 : Quits badminton and takes up ballet instead.

1995 : Competes at the Prix de Lausanne, winning a gold medal.

1996 : Studies ballet under Neumeier in Hamburg.

1997-2004 : Dances with Bayerisches Staatsballet, rising to the rank of soloist.

2004-2009 : Dances as soloist with Hamburg Ballet.

2009- : Finds and leads BGBallet.

2011 : Marries Heidi Dehne.

2013 : His daughter, Delphine, is born.

2016 : His son, Jean-Sébastien, is born.