Billy Barry was born in New York in 1989. He trained at The Ailey School from 2003 – 2007 and performed with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre in 2006. Billy continued training and graduated from The Juilliard School in 2011. During his time at Juilliard, he performed with Gallim Dance and Keigwin + Co. He was part of the original cast of Gallim’s “Wonderland” at The Joyce Theatre in 2010. He joined the Batsheva Ensemble in 2011 and Batsheva Dance Company in 2012. In 2022, he was appointed Assistant Rehearsal Director of Batsheva Dance Company while still dancing until leaving the company in 2024. He was the recipient of the Yair Shapira Award for dance excellence in 2019.

As a choreographer, Billy has created several short works, both contemporary and commercial. In 2022, Billy and Gianni Notarnicola began creating together, developing a movement language and style of their own. The two have since premiered two duets (B.O.A.T.S and G.O.A.T.S) that have performed in Varda Hall, Suzanne Dellal Hall, Tmuna Theatre, Habait Theatre, Tanzfaktur Koln, Rotterdam and in Piacenza. In 2023, Billy choreographed solo works on himself and others (PETER- a story ballet, DansHer) as well as a trio (B THIGH STAR) that have performed at the CCA Tel Aviv-Yafo, Inbal Theatre and The Juilliard School.