Welcome to Diamond Dance NY Dance Studio

LINDA DIAMOND (Artistic Director, Choreographer, Dancer, Teacher, TV Producer) has had a dance career spanning over than 3 decades in NYC, Miami and internationally. She is an award winning choreographer who has created over 100 original works.

BA  University of Southern California (French)

Graduate Studies  UCLA   (Dance)

Advanced studies: La Sorbonne Ecole d’Interpretes et Traducteurs

And La Sorbonne - Dance Division professional program (Paris)

MA New York University (Dance in Education)

Permanent Certification N.Y. State Department of Education (Performing Arts/Dance)

Martha Graham School, Merce Cunningham Studio, Alvin Ailey American Dance School, Steps Studio (NYC), Broadway Dance School, Escuela Nacional de Danza (Panama), Salle Pleyel (International School of Dance), Studios du Marais, University of Paris, Bat Dor, London School of Contemporary Dance

Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Jose Limon, Glen Tetley, Mary Hinkson, Pearl Lang, Stuart Hodes, Lucas Hoving, Bertram Ross,  Mary Anthony, Anna Sokolow, Louis Falco, Lucas Hoving, Melissa Hayden, Violette Verdy, Elena Kunikova, Ana Ludmilla, Dick Andros, Sascha Filipov, Bobby Blankshine, Evee Lynn, Nennette Charisse, Bob Tucker, In Paris France: Yves Casatti, Serge Peretti, Paul Goube, & Annick Maucouvert

Yale University (Guest artist), Danse Partout (Quebec City, Canada), La Guardia H.S. of Performing Arts (Guest teacher), University of Miami (Guest artist), Barry University, NYU Guest teacher, Woodstock Diamond Sokolow Dance Theatre, Studio du Marais, Salle Pleyel (International School of Dance with M. Goube), Professional Performing Arts School (NYC)

Arts Mid-Hudson Grant (2022 & 2024), Stewarts Shops Foundation (2022- 2024),

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, Puffin Foundation, Harkness Foundation, Dance Films (ITV grant from NYSCA), Fine Arts Council of Florida, Arts Society of Kingston (ASK) NYSCA grant 2023: Invited  Guest artist - Linda Diamond & Company Concert

Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Riverside Dance Festival, ASK Gallery (Kingston, N.Y.), Phoenix Art Gallery (NYC), Ward Nasse Gallery (Soho), Staten Island Ferry Making Waves Festival, International Festival of Women in the Arts (Sao Paolo, Brazil), NYU Dance and Music Festival (Pisa, Italy), Solo concerts in Paris,  Merkin Hall,  Lucille Lortel Theatre, Yale University, University of Southern Connecticut, Miami Dade Community College, Gusman Hall, Woodstock Diamond Dance Festival 2000-to present, Woodstock Museum Film and Video Festival (2000-2014)

TV Producer: Diamond DanceViews for Woodstock Public Access TV 2000-to present (Interview with well known subjects in the dance, music and art fields)  Appearances on “Let’s Live” with Thurman Greco (Woodstock Public TV), WPBT Miami Public television (A Dancer’s View of Calder’s Universe by Diamond)  Published articles: ENV Magazine online, Art Times online

Jocy de Oliveira, Peter Griggs, Joseph Pehrson, Max Lifchitz, Tom Desisto, Judith Ste. Croix, Garry Dial, Andrew Cyrille, Pierre Marietan, Jim Theobald, Dennis Kam, Barry Brosch  & Fred Wickstrom (U. of Miami), Jonathan Kramer, Roque Cordero, Max Schubel, Johan De Meij, Tui St. George Tucker, Rob Tomaro, Garry Diehl, Tania Leon, Tiberio Nascimento, Jane Brockman, Christopher Theofanidis, Patrick Grant

 Tom Desisto is an accomplished composer whose credits include two Emmy nominations and an Art Director's Award. His music has been featured in works by such luminaries as the Martha Graham Dance School, Linda Diamond and Company, NASA, Jonathan Demme, Fernando Botero, AT&T, CBS TV, Children's Television Workshop, the Deveraux Foundation, and many others.  After studying composition with Mario Davidovsky, theory with Miriam Gideon, orchestration with Jan Meyerowitz, and jazz guitar with Barry Galbraith, Tom went on to make a name for himself in many different areas of the music business. His works range from serious music, jazz, rock, pop, dance, and children’s records to music of all types for film, advertising, and theater.  Tom Desisto currently resides in Woodstock, NY and works out of his own studio, Desisto Music. 

 “Woodstock Diamond Dance Festival” – contributed recorded works to performances by Linda Diamond & Co. in  Woodstock,NY, and City Center in NYC as well as various other venues.  2004-2023.  In  2017,  Nocturnality, an orchestral piece, was used in Memory's Labyrinth, a film documenting Linda Diamond's choreography.  In 2018 Linda choregraphed Multivocality, a sweeping 13 minute soundscape.  In 2023, Linda premiered a new work, entitled Swamp, which employed Desisto’s most recent composition, Bloodstream. For the last several years, Tom has served as the Chairman of the Board and Composer in Residence for Linda Diamond and Company.

Chemical Composition---played guitar and produced/engineered this serious atonal, arhythmic improvisation ensemble which also includes Mahler award recipient composer/pianist Constance Cooper and percussionist John Cacciatore.   

 “The Room of My Life” - Taped score for the theater piece based on Anne Sexton’s poetry. Played at the Manhattan Theater Club/City Center and Riverside Church in New York City.  

“The Conception of Gaia,” “Escape from the Astral Sea” Compositions featured on John Schaeffer’s “New Sounds” radio program. 

“Catalyst” taped score for an installation that included paintings, music, and aromatherapy by artist Kristen Lund

“Golden Harp” dance piece for the Martha Graham School written in collaboration with Geoffrey Armes.

In the Jazz, Folk and Pop genres, Tom has composed, arranged and produced music for and with Ben E. King, Pete Seeger, Richie Havens, David Amram, Roland Mousaa, Jimmy Haslip, Tom Pacheco, and……Barbie.