▁dan cer ▁with ▁American ▁Bal let ▁Theatre . ▁After ▁ret iring ▁from ▁performing ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁Head ▁of ▁School ▁of ▁The ▁Washington ▁Bal let ▁School . ▁ ▁Training ▁and ▁Career ▁Born ▁in ▁Cuba , ▁Re yes ▁trained ▁at ▁Hav ana ▁V oc ational ▁School ▁of ▁Bal let ▁and ▁the ▁Cub an ▁National ▁Bal let ▁School , ▁where ▁she ▁studied ▁with ▁Lo ip a ▁Ara u jo . ▁While ▁in ▁school , ▁Re yes ▁performed ▁lead ▁roles ▁in ▁The ▁Three ▁Mus k ete ers ▁at ▁ 1 5 , ▁Don ▁Qu ix ote ▁at ▁ 1 6 , ▁and ▁Co ppel ia ▁at ▁ 1 7 . ▁Following ▁gradu ation , ▁she ▁dan ced ▁as ▁a ▁solo ist ▁with ▁La ▁J oven ▁Guard ia , ▁the ▁second ▁company ▁of ▁Cub an ▁National ▁Bal let , ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Laura ▁Al onso ▁who ▁continued ▁to ▁cast ▁her ▁in ▁leading ▁roles ▁with ▁the ▁ensemble . ▁So on ▁afterwards ▁she ▁joined ▁Cub an ▁National ▁Bal let . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁after ▁two ▁years ▁with ▁the ▁company , ▁she ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁perform ▁as ▁G is elle ▁with ▁the ▁Royal ▁Bal let ▁of ▁Fland ers . ▁Re yes ▁accepted ▁the ▁offer ▁and ▁spent ▁her ▁next ▁seven ▁years ▁dan cing ▁in ▁Belg ium , ▁rising ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁first ▁solo ist . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁Re yes ▁was ▁a ▁frequent ▁particip ant ▁in ▁major ▁bal let ▁compet itions ▁throughout ▁the ▁world ▁resulting ▁in ▁her ▁winning ▁the ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁for ▁the ▁Best ▁Solo