Rebekah Letchumanan is a first-year student in the ABT Ballet Pedagogy concentration at NYU Steinhardt. In Singapore, she began training in ballet at the age of 3. She is the recipient of many dance awards in Singapore. Rebekah was an ASEAN Brewery Scholar for Singapore Dance Theatre and has performed in many of the company's ballet performances. Some of the many competitions in which she emerged as Champion include The Royal Academy of Dancing (Summer School Competitions), The Commonwealth Society of Teachers Dancing, The Grande Prix and the Dance Excellence Awards held in Los Angeles. Rebekah has trained at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, School of American Ballet, and Rock School. In Singapore, she was featured in the National Arts Council documentary, "Young Wonder", on Arts Central. She aspires to teach in higher education settings.