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Fly Lady Di n.
Artist. 1 Painter. 2 Dancer, Actor. PAINTINGS PRESS LIVE ART |
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A major thanks to GINA PONCE of YRB MAGAZINE for featuring Di as a GUEST COLUMNIST in their latest ART ISSUE 2010! The article can be found on page 20 and YRB can be found at your local newstand. Go get a copy! ---- Read more about her experiences on TWITTER, her BLOG and check out her videos on VIMEO and YOUTUBE and add her on FACEBOOK! ---- GENERATION D SHIRTS STILL AVAILABLE FOR ONLY $10! We are almost out of stock in Brooklyn so get your size before you are forced to order a XXL. www.generationd.bigcartel.com ---- WORK IT TO THE BONE IN 2011! Fly Lady Di's DANCE CLASSES are back by popular demand at Street Dance Academy 160 Spadina Ave @ Queen Street West. $12. HOUSE DANCE BASICS 6-7pm NEW CLASS! JAZZ FUNK 7-8pm every THURSDAY! She wanna see you SWEAT.... ---- 
Congrats to Di on her big feature in LIBERATING STYLE MAGAZINE! A big thank you goes to Joe Young and Angela Clay for selecting Di as November 2009's Spotlight Artist for their Art & Fashion Issue. More details on her BLOG! ----  Watch Diana shake her thang in the new SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA Promo on CTV! Click here to view. (Sorry not available outside of Canada) ----  Congratulations Diana on getting a highly coveted position at the ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO (AGO)! This School Programs Gallery Guide position will enable her to tour high school kids around the museum -- her ultimate dream job! Kudos. ---- 
Diana recently made PHILIPPINE NEWS! Many thanks to Andrea McPherson out of Washington D.C. for the interview and amazing write-up. Click here to view the article! ---- |
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Diana C. Reyes was born January 7, 1982 in the Toronto suburbs from two loving Filipino parents. From a young age she knew she would become an artist after witnessing her father paint for his night school courses. Her mother, a popular seamstress and baker, always supported Diana and her artistic ambitions. She began taking "Commercial Jazz" dance lessons at Attitudes Dance Studio in Markham, Ontario at the age of 13, but when classes became too expensive, she choreographed alone in her bedroom and eventually choreographed many high school talent shows and plays. Obsessed with grafitti and hip hop dancing as a pre-teen, Diana searched for a name that would encompass all that she was - a funky, talented and ambitious young woman. She combined her her desire to be a "Fly Girl" with her childhood nickname "Lady Di" and cleverly came up with the name "Fly Lady Di". And the name has stuck ever since. 
Her dance skills were featured in the movie "Honey" (2003 Universal) as well as music videos for Tweet, Fabolous, Ashlee Simpson, and Fall Out Boy's "Dance Dance" (winner of the MTV's"Viewer's Choice" Award 2006). She was also featured in commercials CTV promo for So You Think You Can Dance Canada choreographed by one of the show's judges, Luther Brown. Diana has also worked with world renowned choreographers such as Laurie-Ann Gibson, Darrin Henson, Jamaica, Aakomon "AJ" Jones, The Amount Boyz, and JaeBlaze. She was also privileged enough to be hired by directors such as Little X, Diane Martel, Chris Robinson, Joseph Khan, Marcus Raboy and Bille Woodruff. She performed in 2 Carnivals ("Choreographer's Ball") in New York City, choreographed by Amen Ra "Bam Bam" Valentine as well as Stretch Buddha & Tweetie.
As a young artist, Diana has won Art Awards in both elementary and high school and briefly attended McGill University for Art History. While living in New York, she performed in 35 live art shows in her first 6 months of doing live art, which gave her highlighted press internationally from New York to Tokyo. Some of her art shows included: COMPLEX MAGAZINE / LIVE MECHANICS - "Hip Rock Reggae", Hiro Ballroom, New York ART BATTLES - "TRACE Magazine Featured Artists" edition, Soho, New York DONUTS ARE FOREVER 2 - "J.Dilla Tribute", Southpaw, Brooklyn ART BATTLES - "Live Art Showcase", Soho, New York ART BATTLES - "Femme Fatales", Soho, New York AFROPUNK - "Collaborative Mural", BAM, Brooklyn BROOKLYN URBAN ARTS MARKET "Collaborative Mural", Pratt Store, Brooklyn DJ BOBBITO GARCIA / RICH MEDINA - "Happy Feet", Santos Party House, New York URBAN RENAISSANCE, Featured Artist, Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, Scion & Sybarite Productions, Ramscale, New York 
Word about Diana's talent is spreading rapidly. See what others are saying about her online! HONEY MAGAZINE (New York) http://www.honeymag.com/message/story/view.castle?g=679901&m=5537845&p=20 PHILIPPINE NEWS (Washington D.C.) http://philippinenews.com/article.php?id=4927 CLUTCH MAGAZINE (New York) http://clutchmagonline.com/fashion/street-chic-icons/ FORMAT MAGAZINE (Toronto / International) http://www.formatmag.com/features/fly-ladi-di/ ART BATTLES (New York) http://www.artbattles.com/Fly_Lady_Di VILLAGE VOICE (New York) http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-04-01/voice-choices/friday/ BLACK STAR NEWS (New York) http://www.blackstarnews.com/?c=127&a=4494 STYLEAHOLICS (New York) styleaholics.com/blog/index.php?cat=1&page=5 GAK CITY (New York) http://gakcity.com/index.php/?p=701 Expect more amazing things to come of this young rising talent. She is currently signed to Premier Artist Management for acting and getting her chops right for stage and screen... Stay up on her via Twitter @flyladydi!!!! Click here for PRESS, LIVE ART and PAINTINGS |
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