John Grensback
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John Grensback is an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and director. He is the Artistic Director of the Oregon Ballet Academy. Grensbeck began his dance training at the age of 7 with his foster father, Eldon Parish, in Chicago. At age 15, he attended the School of American Ballet in New York City. Upon graduation, Grensback joined the New York City Ballet and danced with the company for two seasons. He then joined the Joffrey Ballet where he danced until 1982. During the same year he was invited to join the Houston Ballet where he became a principal dancer and danced under the direction of Ben Stevenson.
Grensback retired from the stage in 1990 and moved to Guam with his wife, Megan Murphy. He opened and directed his own studio in Guam until June of 2003. Grensback taught master classes in Hong Kong, the Philippines, Houston Ballet Academy and at the Joffrey Ballet School. While in Guam, he choreographed, produced and directed The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel, Carmina Burana, The Emperor and the Nightingale, and many other classical and contemporary works.
