Reed Henry

Biography

Reed Henry was born in Princeton, New Jersey, and began his rigorous ballet training at 13 years old when he joined Ballet Central New Jersey under the guidance of Alexander Dutko and Thiago Silva. He was granted a full scholarship to their pre-professional training program, where he performed lead roles in The Nutcracker, Etudes, and Paquita, as well as contemporary works such as Alexander Dutko’s Venia and Six.  At 15, Henry received a scholarship to attend the San Francisco Ballet School under the direction of Patrick Armand and Pascal Molat. He soon became a Trainee with the San Francisco Ballet, and later was invited to dance at Ballet Sun Valley and Assemblée Internationale 2023. While a Trainee, Henry performed lead roles in new works by Myles Thatcher and Dana Genshaft, as well as Val Caniparoli’s Stolen Moments and Davide Occhipinti's Sunhead. He rehearsed and danced Corps de Ballet roles with the company in Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella and Helgi Tommasson’s The Nutcracker, Giselle, and Romeo and Juliet.