Derrick Duvert started his dance training at the Harlem school of the Arts where he trained in Hip-Hop, African, Ballet, and Modern. He later performed at the 2011 Bessie Awards at the Apollo, under the direction of Aubrey Lynch. He joined the Academy of Dance Arts under the direction of Nick and Shayne Mishoe, where he strictly studied Classical Ballet, RAD, Classical Partnering, Lester Horton, and Martha Graham Techniques. He performed with the Company of Dance Arts production of the Wizard of Oz in 2014 at the Count Basie Theatre.He later joined the Dance Theatre of Harlem School under the direction of Augustus Van Heerdan, where he performed Geoffery Holder’s “Dougla” at the company’s 2015 opening night at their New York City Center season. He later obtained his Classical Pilates Certification from CorePilates NYC’s 600 hour Comprehensive Certification Program in 2019. He is trained to instruct mat classes, as well as all Pilates apparatus’s. He’s been a freelance instructor since February 2020. Derrick joined the staff at The Pilates Movement NYC in 2022.
