Rebeca Maso is a former professional ballet dancer from Cuba with over 30 years of teaching experience at both professional and pre-professional levels. She received her formal training and earned her Diploma as a Ballet Teacher from the Professional Ballet School of Cuba.
Ms. Maso was one of the founding members of the Professional Ballet Company of Santiago de Cuba under the direction of María Elena Martínez, where she also served as rehearsal assistant and maître. In 1995, she joined the Nuevo Mundo Ballet Company of Caracas, Venezuela, directed by Zhandra Rodríguez, and later came to the United States in 1999 as a guest artist with Ballet Metropolitano de Caracas, performing at the International Ballet Festival in Philadelphia.
In addition to her extensive performance career, Ms. Maso has been deeply dedicated to ballet education. She has taught at regional ballet schools in Cuba, guiding students through examinations and national seminars, and has since served as a guest teacher for institutions including the Milwaukee Ballet School Summer Intensive, San José Ballet Festival (Costa Rica), New Orleans Ballet Association, Martha Graham School, Kentucky Ballet Theatre, El Paso Ballet Theatre, Ballet Hispánico, Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and the School of Philadelphia Ballet . She is also part of the substitute faculty at the Alvin Ailey Dance School in New York City.
Ms. Maso was invited by Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) to participate as part of Ballet Hispánico’s ballet faculty in the organization’s Mexico competition. She is currently a valued member of the ballet faculty at American Repertory Ballet/Princeton Ballet School and Evolution Dance Center in New Jersey.
An ABT® Certified Teacher, Ms. Maso has successfully completed the American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum for Primary through Level 3.
Her performance experience spans classical, neoclassical, and contemporary repertoire, performing both principal and corps de ballet roles. Her repertoire includes Les Sylphides, Grand Pas de Quatre, Coppélia, Giselle, Swan Lake Pas de Trois, Napoli, Genzano Flower Festival, The Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, Majísimo, Yakuruna, Manada, Joyas, The Nutcracker, Zapateo por Derecho, Nisi Dominus, Ritual de la Doblez, Carmen, Para Khachaturian, Bolero (Ravel), Impulsos Naturales, Secretos de un Amor Oscuro, Falla, Lorca, Carmen, Dracula, among others. She also had the opportunity to perform and worked with renowned choreographers such as José Parés, Paulo Denubila, Dennis Nahant, Alberto Méndez, Carlos Orta, Jorge Lefebre, Lázaro Martínez, Gustavo Herrera, Hilda Rivero, María Rovira, and Héctor Montero.
Ms. Maso brings to her teaching a deep passion for classical ballet technique, artistry, and mentorship, inspiring her students to develop discipline, confidence, and a lifelong love for dance.
