Lecturer
Ballet, Pilates
Diane Diefenderfer was a member of the Frankfurt Ballet under the
direction of Alonso Cata and later Kent Stowell and Francia Russell. She
was a guest with the Eglevsky Ballet and the New Jersey Ballet before
going on to join the Los Angeles Ballet as a soloist, under the
direction of John Clifford. Diane has traveled extensively throughout
the United States, Europe and Asia dancing leading roles in many
Balanchine ballets as well as the classics. Diane's early training
was with the Harkness Ballet and at the American Ballet Theatre School.
She credits Wilhelm Burmann with influencing her teaching style.
A dance-related injury in 1978 first led Diane to discover the
Pilates Method at the Ron Fletcher Studio in Los Angeles where she spent
the next 8 years studying and teaching Pilates while continuing to
dance. In 1987, Diane opened Studio du Corps, The Pilates Center of
Orange County, and in 1988 created the Pilates Program for the
University of California, Irvine. The work Diane teaches today, while
remaining faithful to the original concepts of Joseph Pilates, has
evolved from years spent studying with Ron Fletcher, as a disciple of
Joseph Pilates as well as Romana Kryzanowska of the Pilates Studio, New
York. Diane is certified in the Pilates Method and has been given a
Master Teacher certification by Ron Fletcher. Diane gives lectures and
Master Classes nationwide and is considered one of the foremost teachers
in her field. She directs the Teacher Training Program at Studio du
Corps.
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