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Born in Queens, New York, Richard Rein began his classical ballet
training on scholarship at the School of American Ballet. He then
trained under the joint tutelage of Richard Thomas and Barbara Fallis
at the New York School of Ballet before embarking on a ten-year
professional career that included stints with the American Ballet
Theatre, the Pennsylvania Ballet, and Ruth Page's Chicago Opera
Ballet. A reputation for leadership grew during his numerous tours
throughout Europe and North America; his peers voted him to be the
Chairman of the American Ballet Theatre Advisory Committee and the
union representative for both ABT and Pennsylvania Ballet. One of
his responsibilities was to head a team of dancers who negotiated
for the dance world the construction of the Kennedy Center's stage
in Washington, DC. In the fall of 1974, Mr. Rein joined the faculty of St. Paul's
School in Concord, New Hampshire as Director of Dance. Under his
direction for twenty-seven years, the St. Paul's School Dance Program
and the St. Paul's School Ballet Company achieved both national
and international recognition for excellence. Former students are
currently dancing professionally in prestigious companies that include,
among others, the New York City Ballet, the Limon Dance Company,
Mikhail Barishnikov's White Oaks Project, and The Carolina Ballet.
Students coached by Mr. Rein have competed internationally and nationally
in competitions like the International Ballet Competition. Many
of his students have been medal winners at the Prix de Lausanne
and the ARTS Competition. Mr. Rein has represented the United States internationally by teaching
under the auspices of the Partners of the Americas Program in Fortalaza,
Brazil. In 1986, he was recognized by the White House Commission
on Presidential Scholars for teaching excellence. Other experiences
include a term on the Board of Governors of the American Guild of
Musical Artists, former National Endowment on the Arts Dance Touring
Program Coordinator, consultant to the Massachusetts Cultural Council,
and panelist with the Maine Arts Commission. He is a frequent guest
teacher at the Rock School of the Pennsylvania Ballet, The American
Ballet Theatre Summer Program, Ballet Florida, the Portland School
of Ballet, and the School of the Boston Ballet. Mr. Rein left St. Paul's School in 2001 to pursue other interests in dance. He resides in Bow, New Hampshire with his wife, Deborah, his son, Shaun, and his two stepdaughters, Hannah and Esther. |
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