RITA COLBY is the originator of "BALLET BASICS DESIGNED FOR THE ADULT BEGINNER". The initiative to develop this program was a result of an acquaintance's sad experience in a beginner class.  It seems the class was too fast, crowded and the students too knowledgeable and intimidating.  The result was she felt discouraged and unhappy.

        The next idea she decided to pursue was to suggest that I would make a more suitable instructor for her initiation into the Ballet world.  I was startled!!! but she was persistent.  I had sustained a bad injury and performing was very iffy at that point. With a degree in my possession plus an accessible studio it seemed that fate had taken a hand, and she became my first and only student.

        Pleased with what she was learning and the conduct of the class, word of mouth spread quickly:  she brought her roommate and other people became interested. Voila! a Ballet class was born.