Rhea Roderick

Rhea Roderick began her dance training in Philadelphia at the New Freedom Theater and the Pennsylvania Ballet School. Upon moving to New York, she trained at The Juilliard School, on full scholarship at The Ailey School, and on scholarship at the Joffrey Ballet School. Roderick is a former company member of the Dance Theater of Harlem, Complexions, and Oakland Ballet (soloist). As a freelance guest artist, she danced with Ballet Arts of Minnesota and Moving Poets. In addition to performing with the National Tour of Carousel, she also performed with the Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Christmas Across America) and the Metropolitan Opera Ballet. Roderick has done print work for magazines such as Dance Spirit and Sportswear International, and can be seen dancing in the feature film, Across The Universe. From 2007–2012, Roderick had the pleasure of touring the U.S. and Canada with the first National Tour of Disney's The Lion King, which led to her Broadway debut.