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Diana Byer

Biography

Diana Byer is Founder and Artistic Director of New York Theatre Ballet and Ballet School NY.  She received her principal training from Margaret Craske and Antony Tudor.  Byer performed as a soloist with Les Grandes Ballets Canadians, Manhattan Festival Ballet and New York City Opera.

Byer has won special citations from First Lady Hillary Clinton, President George Bush, and the National Endowment for the Arts for her ongoing work with homeless and at-risk children.

Byer coached the principal actors in the Columbia Pictures film, Center Stage.  She is a member of the Antony Tudor Centennial Celebration Committee.