Richard Thomas follows up his unforgettable impression of Matt Fleming's golf swing with a masterclass in modern dance moves. Not to be missed! Both Mr. Thomas and Ms. Fallis encouraged innovation in choreography and dancing, but for Mr. Thomas, the ideal was the Ballet Theater of the 1940s, whose dancers. It's so difficult to put into words the effect Richard Thomas (and Barbara Fallis) had on me. I arrived in June of 1967, a vertically-challenged dancer who came from Nazi-style.
It's so difficult to put into words the effect Richard Thomas (and Barbara Fallis) had on me. I arrived in June of 1967, a vertically-challenged dancer who came from Nazi-style. Richard Scott Thomas (December 3, 1925 – July 27, 2013) was an American dancer, educator, and co-founder of the New York School of Ballet along with his wife Barbara.