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Diana Byer has decided to, as her younger students might say, “get on the apps.” Byer is the founder and former artistic director of New York Theatre Ballet and is regarded as a master teacher of the Cecchetti method. She studied for 20 years with the British ballet dancer, choreographer, and teacher Margaret Craske (1892–1990), […]
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Ballet wouldn’t be the art form it is today without its long history of incredible teachers. And while many training methods have proven themselves successful over the years, the man who trained some of the greatest dancers of all time—including Anna Pavlova, Tamara Karsavina, and Vaslav Nijinsky—was clearly doing something right. The Man Enrico Cecchetti […]
Diana Byer was put in dance classes when she was 3 years old after her pediatrician recommended that she exercise more. “I was chubby and he was worried I would grow up to be obese,” she says. It was a prescription that led her to her life’s calling. From ages 8 to 17, Byer trained […]
Isabelle Palmer, the Girl of the Year doll from American Girl Ballet-mania may be relatively new to pop culture, but little girls started the tutu-loving trend years ago. American Girl fans were extra excited, therefore, to meet Isabelle Palmer, an aspiring ballerina and costume designer and the company’s 2014 Girl of the Year. “Good Morning […]
Diana Byer with Ballet School NY student Victor Rosario In a 2012 DT Technique column, New York Theatre Ballet artistic director Diana Byer shared her approach to teaching the Cecchetti method and impressed us with her adorable and talented young students. Recently, she’s announced that NYTB and its school are in trouble. The organization is […]