by Caedra Scott-Flaherty for Dance Teacher | Jun 2, 2026 | News, Pointe+, Technique, Training
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...
by Kyra Laubacher and Lilliana Miller | Dec 3, 2025 | News, The Latest
As we approach the new year, the past few weeks have brought another exciting round of ballet career news. Check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in your December 2025 roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments The Dutch National Ballet’s...
by Catie Robinson | Jun 12, 2025 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
Take one look at New York Theatre Ballet artist Sarah Stafford’s pointe-shoe-printed dance bag and you’ll have a good idea of what’s inside. The tote is a Baggu and was a gift from her boyfriend. She customized it with a cherry keychain, a lemon hair-clip she picked...
by Kyra Laubacher | Jan 8, 2024 | News, The Latest
Happy New Year, readers! The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of dancer career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in the first ballet roster roundup of 2024. Promotions and Appointments On December 19, Queensland...
by Natalia Boesch | Apr 26, 2023 | Pointe+, Technique, Training
For Diana Byer, founder and artistic director emerita of New York Theatre Ballet and director of the NYTB School, the defining characteristic of Cecchetti training is unification. “The music, the technique, the style: It’s all one,” she says. “To me, that’s what...
by Pointe Magazine | Dec 27, 2022 | News, The Latest
We asked for your favorite performances this year, and you delivered! 2022 was filled with outstanding onstage moments that left an impression on our readers. While classics like Dracula and Swan Lake were especially popular this year, a variety of performances by...
by Lauren Wingenroth | Sep 15, 2022 | The Latest
Steven Melendez’s life sounds like stuff from which movies are made: While living in a homeless shelter in the Bronx as a child, Melendez discovered ballet through New York Theatre Ballet’s LIFT program, which provides scholarships to at-risk children. After an...
by Julia Rosica | May 3, 2022 | News, Profiles
“Empty your minds. Only think about the music,” Diana Byer instructs her class of 10- to 13-year-olds on a recent Saturday afternoon. We’re standing in her studio at Dancespace, on the second floor of New York City’s St. Mark’s Church, set back from the bustle...