BIOGRAPHY:
Ms. Diniz was Artist in Residence at Tribeca BMCC via CUNY Dance Initiative, Co Artistic Director of Jazz Choreography Enterprises and has directed multiple evenings/showcases.
She choreographed and assistant directed 'My Way' at Theatre by the Sea, the Vaudevillian musical 'On the Air,' musical theater showcases at AMDA and has served as Associate Choreographer for Lorin Latarro.
She made her Off-Broadway choreographic debut at the AMT Theatre with 'An Unbalanced Mind,' choreographed New York Circus Project's production of Hamlet, presented work at the McCallum Theatre/Palm Desert Choreography Festival and the New York Theatre Barn Choreography Lab and was awarded a grant from NYFA/City Artist Corps to present a full evening of her choreography.
Ms. Diniz has a B.A. in English (concentration in Shakespearean Studies, minor in Dance) from Cornell University and has completed additional directing and acting education via The Barrow Group and The Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute.
She has been commissioned by Jacob's Pillow, St. Louis Ballet, Stars of American Ballet, the Ailey BFA program, Central Utah Ballet, Jersey City Ballet, Accent Dance, the Jamaica Center for Arts and Ballet Hartford, among others.
She is on faculty at the Steps on Broadway Academy, Manhattan Dance Artistry and Pipeline Dance Training and enjoys teaching open, professional classes at Steps, Peridance and Mark Morris. She is also an Adjunct Professor of the University of Mount Saint Vincent.
EDUCATION / TRAINING:
B. A. Cornell University- Major in English and Theater (concentration in Shakespearean Studies), minor in Dance