Dieter Riesle was born in Germany and graduated from the John Cranko Ballet Academy in Stuttgart, Germany. He danced as a principal ballet dancer nationally as well as internationally in such ballets as The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Bayadere, Le Corsaire, Cinderella and numerous contemporary ballets. The Cincinnati Ballet, Garden State Ballet (New Jersey), Hamburg Ballet, Frankfurt Ballet are among the ballet companies Mr. Riesle danced for. After his ballet career Mr. Riesle appeared in numerous in musicals; his favorite part is the Emcee in the musical Cabaret.
