Diana Leon

BIOGRAPHY

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STRIVES FOR precision and abandonment, non verbal communication, deep connections, and learning how to live through the arts.
IS INSPIRED BY  humanity, nature, stories, words, music and folklore.

Born in Mexico City, Diana trained at Estudio de Ballet Tecamachalco, the National Ballet School of Cuba and the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. She was a member of the National Dance Company of Mexico before joining Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, where she danced between 2014 and 2019, performing repertoire by Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin, Jean Christophe Maillot, Stephan Thoss, Edward Clug, Didy Veldman, Ken Ossola, Étienne Béchard and Uwe Scholz, among others, and touring in Colombia, France, Spain, Israel and  Canada.  Since 2016, she studies vocal techniques  with singer Mamselle Ruiz. She was a member of the multidisciplinary lab Quantum Collective  and has worked as a freelance dancer with choreographers of the Montreal scene such as Sylvain Émard, Anne Plamondon and Andrew Skeels.