Benjamin Rabe is a native of Pittsburgh, PA, Benjamin Rabe received his core training at The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School. While training, he attended summer intensives at the Kirov Academy of Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada School, and Miami City Ballet. Benjamin joined Rochester City Ballet in 2009 where he danced many principal roles. In 2012, Benjamin joined BalletMet Columbus under the direction of James Kudelka followed by Edwaard Liang. While dancing with BalletMet, Benjamin was able to work with many world renowned choreographers, including James Kudelka, Christopher Wheeldon, Edwaard Liang, Amy Seiwert, David Nixon, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Devon Carney, and Victoria Morgan, and performed works by George Balanchine. Benjamin rejoined Rochester City Ballet in 2014, where he performed the Cavalier in The Nutcracker, the Prince in Cinderella, Raymonda, and Sleeping Beauty, Danny Rosseel's Slightly Sinful, Nikolai Kabaniev's Bach de Trois, Mark Diamond's Moulin de Paris, and many leading roles in works by Jamey Leverett and David Palmer.

In 2020, Benjamin and his wife, Kelly, joined the ballet faculty of Foothills Dance Conservatory in Seneca, South Carolina, as well as Artists in Residence and Choreographers for Foothills Conservatory for the Performing Arts. In 2021, Benjamin joined Newport Contemporary Ballet in Newport, RI. (formerly Island Moving Company). While dancing with NCB, Benjamin has been a part of the creation process of over 15 world-premier works by choreographers including Amy Hall Garner, Kristopher Estes-Brown, Yoshito Sakuraba, Nicolo Fonte, Takehiro Ueyama, Caleb Mitchell, Miki Ohlsen, Danielle Genest, and Caroline Dahm. With NCB, he has toured works around the state of Rhode Island, Connecticut, and California, as well as an international tour to Bari and Matera, Italy. Benjamin has choreographed both classical and contemporary works around the country, and has choreographed works for Rochester City Ballet and Mid-Columbia Ballet. In June 2025, Benjamin and co-choreographer, Deanna Gerde, were chosen to participate in the inaugural Cre8Dance choreographic competition. Their work Less Mind also premiered in NCB’s May 2025 program at the WaterFire Arts Center in Providence, RI. Benjamin is honored to start this new chapter with Boulder Ballet. He would like to thank his friends, family, and co-workers who have supported him and helped shape his career thus far.