Buffalo Ballet Theater

The Buffalo Ballet Theater is a Ballet company in Buffalo, New York, USA. It was founded^{[ when? ]} 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]
• Robin Gilbert
• Heidi Halt
• Janet Murphy
• Moira Murphy
• Gregory Drotar
• Barry Leon

Dancers

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

Artistic Directors

• Gregory Drotar ^[23]
• Barry Leon

Choreographers

• Gregory Drotar
• Shelley Hain ^[24]

Teachers

• Patricia Farkas Sprague
• Linda Perez ^[25]

Pianists

• Doris Parsons ^[26]

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