Constance Reynolds (Founder) (1910-1995) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and trained with the Royal Ballet and the British Ballet. Mrs. Reynolds served as Ballet Mistress of Edinburgh University and as the director and principal dancer of the Edinburgh Children’s Ballet.

She came to Scranton in 1940 where she became director of dance at Marywood College, a position she held for 25 years. She was awarded Marywood’s Cor Mariae-Pro Fide et Cultura Award for maintaining the highest standard of teaching in dance education.

Her professional memberships included: The Royal Academy of Dance, London, England; British Ballet Organization; Dance Educators of America; Sacred Dance Guild; and she was a founding member, board member, and trustee of the National Academy of Ballet. As a member of Dance Educators of America, she had been an instructor for several of their conventions, including their 50th Anniversary convention in New York City.

She also created three children’s pre-ballet record albums.

Mrs. Reynolds received numerous awards such as The Volunteer of the Decade Award and a citation from the House of Representatives honoring her for her philanthropic contributions. She received commendations from Congressman Joseph McDade and Governor Richard Thornburgh as well as the Lackawanna Arts Council, William L. Cornnell, Jr. Award for community service in the field of fine arts. The Scottish Ballet honored Mrs. Reynolds with the naming of a seat and by placing her name on the Roll of Honor in the Scottish Ballet Theater.