Derek DiMartini

Derek DiMartini hails from Oakland, California.  He likes to view dance as an extension of his passion as a creator and a performer.  He has been an ensemble member in since January 2015, and has been teaching The Leimay Ludus Community Class since Summer 2016.  In New York, his work has been performed with Mare Nostrum Elements, as well as at LEIMAY SOAK, WAXworks and Marie-Christine Giordano Salon. He has also worked with SumBones Collective and has had the opportunity to perform the works of Merce Cunningham, Ohad Naharin, Akram Khan, Reggie Wilson, and Trisha Brown.  Derek graduated from Yale University in 2013 with a BA in Theater Studies.