| Dana Stephensen | |
| Birth Date: | 1985 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Ballet dancer |
| Years Active: | 2005–present |
| Children: | 3 |
| Spouse: | |
| Current Group: | The Australian Ballet |
Dana Stephensen (born 21 July 1985) is an Australian ballet dancer. She is a soloist of The Australian Ballet.
Stephensen started her dance training at the age of three in Brisbane. In 2001 she joined the Queensland Dance School of Excellence and obtained the Royal Academy of Dance Solo Seal. After becoming an Interstate Associate of The Australian Ballet School, she joined the senior school in 2002. She performed several seasons seconded to The Australian Ballet and joined full-time in 2005. She was promoted to coryphée in 2010 and soloist in 2013.
Stephensen won the Telstra Ballet Dancer Award for 2010, jointly with Ty King-Wall.
Stephensen played an Australian Ballet dancer in the 2009 film Mao's Last Dancer.
Stephensen has a son, Jasper, born on 23 September 2015 with her former husband Michael Kai.
As of early 2020, Stephensen was engaged to Lachlan Gillespie of the Wiggles,[1] whom she met while filming a Wiggles DVD special in December 2018. They wed in late November 2022.[1]
On 11 September 2020, Stephensen and Gillespie announced via Instagram the arrival of their newborn twin daughters, Lulu and Lottie.[2]