Carol Richard

In Memoriam - Carol Richard

May 21, 1948 - August 21, 2007

Carol Richard became a partner in The Ballet School in 1981. Over the years she has taught ballet and modern classes and served as choreographer and co-director for Chapel Hill Dance Theater. Since coming to North Carolina from New York in 1974, Carol has held dance faculty positions at Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC-Greensboro, the North Carolina School of the Arts, Elon College and Meredith College. In 1985, she received a choreography fellowship at the American Dance Festival and in 1993 was named Dance Teacher of the Year by the North Carolina School of the Arts. Currently, in addition to teaching ballet, Carol acts as the administrator for The Ballet School and for its subsidiary, The Artgarden Montessori Children's House. Carol holds a Master's Degree in Dance from the University of Michigan.