Richard Thomas (dancer)

Richard Thomas
Born
Richard Scott Thomas

(1925-12-03)December 3, 1925
Paintsville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedJuly 27, 2013(2013-07-27) (aged 87)
Paintsville, Kentucky, U.S.
OccupationBallet dancer
Spouse
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(m. 1950; died 1980)​
Children2; including Richard
Career
Former groupsNew York City Ballet
Company Alicia Alonso
American Ballet Theatre
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo

Richard Scott Thomas (December 3, 1925 – July 27, 2013) was an American dancer, educator, and co-founder of the New York School of Ballet along with his wife Barbara Fallis.[1] He is known as a teacher of Eliot Feld[2] and Twyla Tharp.[3]

  1. ^ Dunning, Jennifer. "Richard S. Thomas, City Ballet Soloist and Teacher, Dies at 87,", The New York Times August 4, 2013; retrieved August 4, 2013.
  2. ^ Craine, Debra; Mackrell, Judith (August 19, 2010). "The Oxford Dictionary of Dance". OUP Oxford. Retrieved September 16, 2017 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Craine, Debra; Mackrell, Judith (August 19, 2010). "The Oxford Dictionary of Dance". OUP Oxford. Retrieved September 16, 2017 – via Google Books.