Ben Youngstone, originally from Richmond, VA, began dancing through Richmond Ballet's Minds In Motion outreach program. After completing his training at the Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory, he went on to perform with numerous dance companies before finding his current home at Oregon Ballet Theatre in 2021. He has performed featured roles in works by choreographers including Trey McIntyre, Amy Seiwert, Ben Stevenson, Sarah Tallman, and has presented his own creations with Wonderbound, Sacramento Ballet, Symbiosis Arts, and Leon Gallery in Denver. This is his first year with NCI.