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	'''Katy Pyle''' is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. They are the founder and artistic director of Ballez, which is a "a radically inclusive queer space" for ballet classes, performances, and community.<ref name="Kravitz">{{Cite web \|title=Inside the Movement to Make Ballet a More LGBTQ-Inclusive Space \|last=Kravitz \|first=Melissa \|work=Cosmopolitan \|date=29 June 2018 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a19864706/ballez-katy-pyle-gender-fluid-ballet/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315023646/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a19864706/ballez-katy-pyle-gender-fluid-ballet/ \|archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>		'''Katy Pyle''' is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. They are the founder and artistic director of Ballez, which is a "a radically inclusive queer space" for ballet classes, performances, and community.<ref name="Kravitz">{{Cite web \|title=Inside the Movement to Make Ballet a More LGBTQ-Inclusive Space \|last=Kravitz \|first=Melissa \|work=Cosmopolitan \|date=29 June 2018 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a19864706/ballez-katy-pyle-gender-fluid-ballet/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315023646/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a19864706/ballez-katy-pyle-gender-fluid-ballet/ \|archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

	Pyle has studied ballet since the age of three.<ref name="Rivera">{{Cite web \|title=She Felt Trapped By Ballet’s Gender Rules, And Now Leads An Inclusive And Innovative Troupe \|last=Rivera \|first=Zayda \|work=A Plus \|date=28 June 2017 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://articles.aplus.com/the-way-you-move/katy-pyle-ballez-ballet-troupe?format=html\|archive-url=False \|archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> While an undergraduate student at Hollins University, Pyle performed as a [[drag]] king and explored post-modern dance forms.		Pyle has studied ballet since the age of three.<ref name="Rivera">{{Cite web \|title=She Felt Trapped By Ballet’s Gender Rules, And Now Leads An Inclusive And Innovative Troupe \|last=Rivera \|first=Zayda \|work=A Plus \|date=28 June 2017 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url=https://articles.aplus.com/the-way-you-move/katy-pyle-ballez-ballet-troupe?format=html \|archive-url=False \|archive-date=17 July 2023 }}{{Dead link\|date=February 2026 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> While an undergraduate student at Hollins University, Pyle performed as a [[drag]] king and explored post-modern dance forms.

	==Quotes==		==Quotes==

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	'''Katy Pyle''' is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. They are the founder and artistic director of Ballez, which is a "a radically inclusive queer space" for ballet classes, performances, and community.<ref name="Kravitz">{{Cite web \|title=Inside the Movement to Make Ballet a More LGBTQ-Inclusive Space \|last=Kravitz \|first=Melissa \|work=Cosmopolitan \|date=29 June 2018 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a19864706/ballez-katy-pyle-gender-fluid-ballet/}}</ref>		'''Katy Pyle''' is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. They are the founder and artistic director of Ballez, which is a "a radically inclusive queer space" for ballet classes, performances, and community.<ref name="Kravitz">{{Cite web \|title=Inside the Movement to Make Ballet a More LGBTQ-Inclusive Space \|last=Kravitz \|first=Melissa \|work=Cosmopolitan \|date=29 June 2018 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a19864706/ballez-katy-pyle-gender-fluid-ballet/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315023646/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a19864706/ballez-katy-pyle-gender-fluid-ballet/ \|archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

	Pyle has studied ballet since the age of three.<ref name="Rivera">{{Cite web \|title=She Felt Trapped By Ballet’s Gender Rules, And Now Leads An Inclusive And Innovative Troupe \|last=Rivera \|first=Zayda \|work=A Plus \|date=28 June 2017 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://articles.aplus.com/the-way-you-move/katy-pyle-ballez-ballet-troupe?format=html}}</ref> While an undergraduate student at Hollins University, Pyle performed as a [[drag]] king and explored post-modern dance forms.		Pyle has studied ballet since the age of three.<ref name="Rivera">{{Cite web \|title=She Felt Trapped By Ballet’s Gender Rules, And Now Leads An Inclusive And Innovative Troupe \|last=Rivera \|first=Zayda \|work=A Plus \|date=28 June 2017 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://articles.aplus.com/the-way-you-move/katy-pyle-ballez-ballet-troupe?format=html\|archive-url=False \|archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> While an undergraduate student at Hollins University, Pyle performed as a [[drag]] king and explored post-modern dance forms.

	==Quotes==		==Quotes==
	{{quote\|Ballet is a very codified set of postures that was designed to make people look “attractive,” in a certain Western European court system with very particular expectations for how women and men should move. The movements themselves are ridiculous, hyper-gendered costumes that you can put on to your skeleton, like drag. I'm combining those aspects in unexpected ways, for example, taking a really powerful leap and then adding this super femme hand gesture on top of it.<ref name="stake">{{Cite web \|title=Lez Dance — Ballez Artistic Director Katy Pyle on queering ballet vocabulary in Maine \|last=Stake \|first=Kristen \|work=The Portland Phoenix \|date=May 1, 2018 \|access-date=May 17, 2020 \|url= https://www.conwaydailysun.com/portland_phoenix/arts/dance/lez-dance-ballez-artistic-director-katy-pyle-on-queering-ballet/article_70639528-4d69-11e8-938d-03f2d7f70f52.html}}</ref>}}		{{quote\|Ballet is a very codified set of postures that was designed to make people look “attractive,” in a certain Western European court system with very particular expectations for how women and men should move. The movements themselves are ridiculous, hyper-gendered costumes that you can put on to your skeleton, like drag. I'm combining those aspects in unexpected ways, for example, taking a really powerful leap and then adding this super femme hand gesture on top of it.<ref name="stake">{{Cite web \|title=Lez Dance — Ballez Artistic Director Katy Pyle on queering ballet vocabulary in Maine \|last=Stake \|first=Kristen \|work=The Portland Phoenix \|date=May 1, 2018 \|access-date=May 17, 2020 \|url= https://www.conwaydailysun.com/portland_phoenix/arts/dance/lez-dance-ballez-artistic-director-katy-pyle-on-queering-ballet/article_70639528-4d69-11e8-938d-03f2d7f70f52.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530184806/https://www.conwaydailysun.com/portland_phoenix/arts/dance/lez-dance-ballez-artistic-director-katy-pyle-on-queering-ballet/article_70639528-4d69-11e8-938d-03f2d7f70f52.html \|archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>}}

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	'''Katy Pyle''' is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. They are the founder and artistic director of Ballez, which is a "a radically inclusive queer space" for ballet classes, performances, and community.<ref name="Kravitz">{{Cite web \|title=Inside the Movement to Make Ballet a More LGBTQ-Inclusive Space \|last=Kravitz \|first=Melissa \|work=Cosmopolitan \|date=29 June 2018 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a19864706/ballez-katy-pyle-gender-fluid-ballet/}}</ref> ~~gay~~		'''Katy Pyle''' is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. They are the founder and artistic director of Ballez, which is a "a radically inclusive queer space" for ballet classes, performances, and community.<ref name="Kravitz">{{Cite web \|title=Inside the Movement to Make Ballet a More LGBTQ-Inclusive Space \|last=Kravitz \|first=Melissa \|work=Cosmopolitan \|date=29 June 2018 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a19864706/ballez-katy-pyle-gender-fluid-ballet/}}</ref>

	Pyle has studied ballet since the age of three.<ref name="Rivera">{{Cite web \|title=She Felt Trapped By Ballet’s Gender Rules, And Now Leads An Inclusive And Innovative Troupe \|last=Rivera \|first=Zayda \|work=A Plus \|date=28 June 2017 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://articles.aplus.com/the-way-you-move/katy-pyle-ballez-ballet-troupe?format=html}}</ref> While an undergraduate student at Hollins University, Pyle performed as a [[drag]] king and explored post-modern dance forms.		Pyle has studied ballet since the age of three.<ref name="Rivera">{{Cite web \|title=She Felt Trapped By Ballet’s Gender Rules, And Now Leads An Inclusive And Innovative Troupe \|last=Rivera \|first=Zayda \|work=A Plus \|date=28 June 2017 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://articles.aplus.com/the-way-you-move/katy-pyle-ballez-ballet-troupe?format=html}}</ref> While an undergraduate student at Hollins University, Pyle performed as a [[drag]] king and explored post-modern dance forms.

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	'''Katy Pyle''' is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. They are the founder and artistic director of Ballez, which is a "a radically inclusive queer space" for ballet classes, performances, and community.<ref name="Kravitz">{{Cite web \|title=Inside the Movement to Make Ballet a More LGBTQ-Inclusive Space \|last=Kravitz \|first=Melissa \|work=Cosmopolitan \|date=29 June 2018 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a19864706/ballez-katy-pyle-gender-fluid-ballet/}}</ref>		'''Katy Pyle''' is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. They are the founder and artistic director of Ballez, which is a "a radically inclusive queer space" for ballet classes, performances, and community.<ref name="Kravitz">{{Cite web \|title=Inside the Movement to Make Ballet a More LGBTQ-Inclusive Space \|last=Kravitz \|first=Melissa \|work=Cosmopolitan \|date=29 June 2018 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a19864706/ballez-katy-pyle-gender-fluid-ballet/}}</ref> gay

	Pyle has studied ballet since the age of three.<ref name="Rivera">{{Cite web \|title=She Felt Trapped By Ballet’s Gender Rules, And Now Leads An Inclusive And Innovative Troupe \|last=Rivera \|first=Zayda \|work=A Plus \|date=28 June 2017 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://articles.aplus.com/the-way-you-move/katy-pyle-ballez-ballet-troupe?format=html}}</ref> While an undergraduate student at Hollins University, Pyle performed as a [[drag]] king and explored post-modern dance forms.		Pyle has studied ballet since the age of three.<ref name="Rivera">{{Cite web \|title=She Felt Trapped By Ballet’s Gender Rules, And Now Leads An Inclusive And Innovative Troupe \|last=Rivera \|first=Zayda \|work=A Plus \|date=28 June 2017 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://articles.aplus.com/the-way-you-move/katy-pyle-ballez-ballet-troupe?format=html}}</ref> While an undergraduate student at Hollins University, Pyle performed as a [[drag]] king and explored post-modern dance forms.

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	'''Katy Pyle''' is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. They are the founder and artistic director of Ballez, which is a "a radically inclusive queer space" for ballet ~~lessons~~.<ref name="Kravitz">{{Cite web \|title=Inside the Movement to Make Ballet a More LGBTQ-Inclusive Space \|last=Kravitz \|first=Melissa \|work=Cosmopolitan \|date=29 June 2018 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a19864706/ballez-katy-pyle-gender-fluid-ballet/}}</ref>		'''Katy Pyle''' is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. They are the founder and artistic director of Ballez, which is a "a radically inclusive queer space" for ballet classes, performances, and community.<ref name="Kravitz">{{Cite web \|title=Inside the Movement to Make Ballet a More LGBTQ-Inclusive Space \|last=Kravitz \|first=Melissa \|work=Cosmopolitan \|date=29 June 2018 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a19864706/ballez-katy-pyle-gender-fluid-ballet/}}</ref>

	Pyle has studied ballet since the age of three.<ref name="Rivera">{{Cite web \|title=She Felt Trapped By Ballet’s Gender Rules, And Now Leads An Inclusive And Innovative Troupe \|last=Rivera \|first=Zayda \|work=A Plus \|date=28 June 2017 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://articles.aplus.com/the-way-you-move/katy-pyle-ballez-ballet-troupe?format=html}}</ref> While an undergraduate student at Hollins University, Pyle performed as a [[drag]] king and explored post-modern dance forms.		Pyle has studied ballet since the age of three.<ref name="Rivera">{{Cite web \|title=She Felt Trapped By Ballet’s Gender Rules, And Now Leads An Inclusive And Innovative Troupe \|last=Rivera \|first=Zayda \|work=A Plus \|date=28 June 2017 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://articles.aplus.com/the-way-you-move/katy-pyle-ballez-ballet-troupe?format=html}}</ref> While an undergraduate student at Hollins University, Pyle performed as a [[drag]] king and explored post-modern dance forms.

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	'''Katy Pyle''' is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. They are the founder and artistic director of Ballez, which is a "a radically inclusive queer space" for ballet lessons.<ref name="Kravitz">{{Cite web \|title=Inside the Movement to Make Ballet a More LGBTQ-Inclusive Space \|last=Kravitz \|first=Melissa \|work=Cosmopolitan \|date=29 June 2018 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a19864706/ballez-katy-pyle-gender-fluid-ballet/}}</ref>		'''Katy Pyle''' is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. They are the founder and artistic director of Ballez, which is a "a radically inclusive queer space" for ballet lessons.<ref name="Kravitz">{{Cite web \|title=Inside the Movement to Make Ballet a More LGBTQ-Inclusive Space \|last=Kravitz \|first=Melissa \|work=Cosmopolitan \|date=29 June 2018 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a19864706/ballez-katy-pyle-gender-fluid-ballet/}}</ref>

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	'''Katy Pyle''' is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. They are the founder and artistic director of Ballez, which is a "a radically inclusive queer space" for ballet lessons.<ref name="Kravitz">{{Cite web \|title=Inside the Movement to Make Ballet a More LGBTQ-Inclusive Space \|last=Kravitz \|first=Melissa \|work=Cosmopolitan \|date=29 June 2018 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a19864706/ballez-katy-pyle-gender-fluid-ballet/}}</ref>		'''Katy Pyle''' is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. They are the founder and artistic director of Ballez, which is a "a radically inclusive queer space" for ballet lessons.<ref name="Kravitz">{{Cite web \|title=Inside the Movement to Make Ballet a More LGBTQ-Inclusive Space \|last=Kravitz \|first=Melissa \|work=Cosmopolitan \|date=29 June 2018 \|access-date=17 May 2020 \|url= https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a19864706/ballez-katy-pyle-gender-fluid-ballet/}}</ref>

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	==Quotes==		==Quotes==
	{{quote\|Ballet is a very codified set of postures that was designed to make people look “attractive,” in a certain Western European court system with very particular expectations for how women and men should move. The movements themselves are ridiculous, hyper-gendered costumes that you can put on to your skeleton, like drag. ~~I’m~~ combining those aspects in unexpected ways, for example, taking a really powerful leap and then adding this super femme hand gesture on top of it.<ref name="stake">{{Cite web \|title=Lez Dance — Ballez Artistic Director Katy Pyle on queering ballet vocabulary in Maine \|last=Stake \|first=Kristen \|work=The Portland Phoenix \|date=May 1, 2018 \|access-date=May 17, 2020 \|url= https://www.conwaydailysun.com/portland_phoenix/arts/dance/lez-dance-ballez-artistic-director-katy-pyle-on-queering-ballet/article_70639528-4d69-11e8-938d-03f2d7f70f52.html}}</ref>}}		{{quote\|Ballet is a very codified set of postures that was designed to make people look “attractive,” in a certain Western European court system with very particular expectations for how women and men should move. The movements themselves are ridiculous, hyper-gendered costumes that you can put on to your skeleton, like drag. I'm combining those aspects in unexpected ways, for example, taking a really powerful leap and then adding this super femme hand gesture on top of it.<ref name="stake">{{Cite web \|title=Lez Dance — Ballez Artistic Director Katy Pyle on queering ballet vocabulary in Maine \|last=Stake \|first=Kristen \|work=The Portland Phoenix \|date=May 1, 2018 \|access-date=May 17, 2020 \|url= https://www.conwaydailysun.com/portland_phoenix/arts/dance/lez-dance-ballez-artistic-director-katy-pyle-on-queering-ballet/article_70639528-4d69-11e8-938d-03f2d7f70f52.html}}</ref>}}

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