Antuan Byers
Dancer. Creative Entrepreneur. Organizer.
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“If anyone is going to make a difference in the dance world and beyond, it is Antuan Byers.”
Antuan Byers is a dancer, model, creative entrepreneur, and arts organizer. Basing his multidisciplinary practice in Lenapehoking, Manhattan, New York, he is using movement as a catalyst for societal change.
He is a freelance dancer, and regular performer with The Metropolitan Opera Ballet at Lincoln Center.
Antuan is the Founder / Creative Executive Officer of Black Dance Change Makers.
Black Dance Change Makers is a group of Black dancers redefining performance through choreographed movements of change. We unite and uplift our community through leadership, education, and service.
Antuan is an Artist Advocate in Residence with New York for Culture and Arts, serves as Vice President at the American Guild of Musical Artists, is on the Artistic Advisory Committee for The Metropolitan Opera, the largest non-profit performing arts organization in the United States, and was named on Urban Arts Magazine’s 2022 40 Under 40 List for his work as a dancer, activist, and leader.