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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. | ||