Are Fading, Swanilda in Coppélia. She has created roles in Bintley's Metamorphosis, The Snow Queen and Earth as part of Homage to The Queen, Bruce's Symphony in Three Movements and in Mr. Worldly Wise, Two-Part Invention, When We Stop Talking, Masquerade and most recently Wayne McGregor's Qualia, "Infra", and "Limen", Robert Garland's Spring Rites, Alastair Marriott's Tanglewood, Liam Scarlett's Despite and Wheeldon's DGV. Post-ballet career In honour of her career with The Royal Ballet, the Leanne Benjamin Awards were launched at a public masterclass at The Royal Ballet School on 12 June 2014. The awards were created and will be administered by The Tait Memorial Trust, of which Leanne Benjamin is a Patron. The awards are scholarships for young Australian and New Zealand ballet dancers studying in the UK. In January 2014, Leanne Benjamin was awarded the Critics’ Circle de Valois award for outstanding achievement. Benjamin now works as a coach for both the Royal Ballet and other companies. She had also studied design and work as an interior designer. Personal life In 2001, Benjamin married Tobias Round, a theatre producer and son of Georgina Parkinson. The couple has a son, born in 2003. Honours In the 2005 New Year Honours, Benjamin was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to dance. Ten years later at the 2015 Australia Day Honours, Benjamin was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to the performing arts, particularly ballet, as a dancer and role model. References External links Royal Opera House profile Portrait at the National Portrait Gallery 1964 births Living people Australian ballerinas Members of the Order of Australia Morphoses dancers National Dance Award winners Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire People educated at the Royal Ballet School People from Rockhampton Principal dancers of The Royal Ballet Australian emigrants to England Australian expatriates in England Australian expatriates in Germany Prima ballerinas