Richard Thomas (dancer)

Richard Thomas
Born
Richard Scott Thomas

(1925-12-03)December 3, 1925
DiedJuly 27, 2013(2013-07-27) (aged 87)
Paintsville, Kentucky, U.S.
OccupationBallet dancer
Spouse
(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. He is known as a teacher of Eliot Feld and Twyla Tharp.