Buffalo Ballet Theater

The Buffalo Ballet Theater is a Ballet company in Buffalo, New York, USA. It was founded by the dancer and choreographer Barry Leon.^[1] Bronislava Nijinska led the Buffalo Ballet Theater from 1967. Countless US-American dancers started their dancing career here.

Principal Dancers

• Donna Armistead ^[2]
• Heidi Halt
• Janet Murphy
• Moira Murphy
• Gregory Drotar
• Barry Leon

Dancers

• Marvin Askew ^[3]
• Amber Bosch ^[4]
• Sarah Duax ^[5]
• Sara Eppley ^[6]
• Rebekah Fontane ^[7]
• Sara Gelbaugh ^[8]
• Heidi Halt ^[9]
• Erinn Hughes ^[10]
• Rebecca Jefferson ^[11]
• Linda Merrill^[12]
• Melanie Nasser ^[13]
• Libby Nord ^[14]
• Noelle Partusch ^[15]
• Kathy Pucci ^[16]
• Maria Rodgers ^[17]
• Christopher Smith ^[18]
• Janette Sullivan ^[19]
• Katie Wakeford^[20]
• Paul Wegner ^[21]
• Jessica Wolfrum ^[22]

Artistic Directors

• Gregory Drotar ^[23]
• Barry Leon

Choreographers

• Shelley Hain ^[24]

Teachers

• Linda Perez ^[25]

Pianists

• Doris Parson ^[26]

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