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He studied Ballet, Modern, and Jazz four days a week with Annette Holt, Rodney Williams, and Talita Jackson in the City Dance Program. He also studied Ballet, Modern and Jazz at the School of the Richmond Ballet and took Pas de Deux, a class in partnering. <P> As a member of the City Dance Theatre Competition Team he has traveled with the senior company and performed for many Richmond City events. He has performed with City Dance Theatre at Dogwood Dell, the Second Street Festival, the Grace Street Theatre and the Landmark Theater. <P> He has performed with the School of Richmond Ballet's Junior Studio Theatre in the ballet "Sanza Fretta". <P> At the Richmond Ballet and the Virginia School of the Arts he has been privileged to work with Malcolm Burn, Jerry Kumery Ballet Masters, Virginia Johnson (Editor of Pointe Magazine and former Principle with Dance Theatre of Harlem), Adam Sage (Artistic Director of Virginia School of the Arts and former Principle with the Hong Kong Ballet), Dominique Angel (former Soloist with the Miami City Ballet and the Joffry Ballet), and Christopher Huggins (former Principle with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Ensemble). <P> Diontey currently attends the Virginia School of the Arts in Lynchburg, Virginia. There he attends E.C. Glass High School for four hours a day, then attends dance class at VSA. His dance classes include Ballet Technique, Modern, Jazz, Men's Technique, Pas de Deux, Endurance and African. He studies with staff members Martha Faesi, Tyrone Brooks, Adam Sage, Lisa Thomas and Dominique Angel and such guest faculty such as Christopher Huggins and Jennifer Medina. <P> Diontey plans to attend Fordham University in New York City to pursue a double major in dance and business. After college he would like to join a major dance company such as the Alvin Ailey American Dance Ensemble, the Philadelphia Dance Company (Philadanco) or the Hubbard Street Dance Company. <P> <A HREF="ScholarshipFund.html"><IMG SRC="return.gif" ALIGN=left</A> </span><br> </small></big></small></big></small></big></small></big></small></small></big></span> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"></small> <div style="text-align: right;"><small style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma;"> </small> <small style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma;"><br> </small></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: helvetica; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"></span></div> </div> </td> <td style="background-color: rgb(149, 183, 211); vertical-align: top;"><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> <img src="2324_FourInPink_w_sm.jpg"></td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color: rgb(149, 183, 211); vertical-align: top;"><br> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><img alt="" src="51708_7097_Courtney_151.jpg" style="width: 151px; height: 154px;"><br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </body> </html>