Thomas Baird

Thomas Baird is a Lecturer of Dance and Music at Purchase College, SUNY, and co-director of Apollo’s Banquet, a New York City–based Baroque dance and music ensemble.

• Lecturer of Dance and Music at Purchase College
• Co-director of Apollo’s Banquet (Baroque dance/music ensemble)
• Certified Alexander Technique instructor
• Choreographer and period movement coach for opera, theater, and ballet

Baird serves as a guest lecturer at Juilliard School, Mannes School of Music, and Manhattan School of Music. His expertise spans historical dance practices, operatic movement training, and interdisciplinary collaborations with institutions like the Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic, and Lincoln Center Theater.