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A graduate of The Juilliard School, Dian Dong studied with Shirley Ubell, Vladimir Doukodovsky, Alfredo Corvino and Doris Rudko.

Received foundational training at Alabama Ballet School and Orlando Ballet Summer Intensive, then a BFA from SUNY Purchase.

Trained at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. She was Demi-soloist with the Hong Kong Ballet.

Received her BA from Dartmouth College, MFA in Dance from NYU, and is an ABT® Certified Teacher.

Received her B.A. from the University of Buffalo, a Masters in Dance Education from NYU, and is certified in Dance K-12.

Received a BFA in Performance/Composition from SUNY Purchase.

Received rigorous training in ballet and modern from the Boston Ballet and then a BFA from SUNY Purchase.

A graduate of Southern Methodist University and company member of The Connecticut Ballet.

Professional dancer, teaching artist and choreographer appearing in both stage and film productions

Received a Bachelor's degree in Music from Columbia University, and currently pursuing her doctoral degree in Piano at SUNY Stony Brook.

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