faculty SPOTLIGHT

Rebecca Metzger

Rebecca Metzger, an Atlanta native, left home at 16 to attend the School of American Ballet on a full merit scholarship. In her senior year of high school, she was named a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts and was one of two dancers to receive the first ever Mae L. Wein Award for students of outstanding promise. At 18, she joined the New York City Ballet, performing a variety of corps, soloist, and principal roles during her career. She has appeared in the PBS series Dance in America and The Balanchine Essays. While rehearsing, performing, and touring full-time, she attended Barnard College, graduating magna cum laude. Following her performing career, Metzger became the creative director of the New York City Ballet Workout. She has taught ballet to all levels and ages, from the public schools of New York City to elite ballet academies, and is a repetiteur for both the Jerome Robbins and George Balanchine Foundations. Rebecca joined Lovett in 2012 and is thrilled to be a part of the Fine Arts Department, a place that clearly understands the value of integrating academics with the arts.