Rina

A Rina (Rino being the male equivalent) is a dancer at the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet whose summer session is held on the same campus in Carlisle and typically coincides with the first five weeks of CTY. Selected for their ability through a process of comparable rigor to the admissions process at CTY, the Rinas are also rumored to enjoy the perquisites of computer access in the HUB and superior housing facilities. Rinas have appeared at other sites as well.

A history of tension between the camps has in recent years caused the CTY administration to forbid interaction between CTY and CPYB students, a policy that has unfortunately generated further inter-camp misunderstandings, such as the rumor that circulated during 03.2 that the Rinas thought we were an adolescent drug rehabilitation center, which likely originated on Drag Day or a similar eccentric ritual.

Carlisle

There have been many instances after the interaction ban in which CTYers and Rinas have clashed, including a recent one at CAR.05.1 where ballerinas claimed to have scored higher on the SATs than CTYers did. Another exchange (involving napkins, Sharpies, and the windows between the couches and cafeteria in the HUB) went as follows:

Rinas [to a group of couching CTY students exhibiting PDA]: EWW, we're trying to eat.

CTYers: EWW, we're trying to make out.

Rinas: NO PDA!

CTYers: I don't have a Palm Pilot.

etc.

They have also been subjected to being made fun of by a guys hall at the CAR.08.2 talent show (Max's Hall) where they reported that the ballarina buns were screwed onto their heads so tight that when they took them off, they turned into grenades (An idea from Fish Stark, who was from Andrew's hall and also one of the MCs for that particular show. He used that joke at his audition). They also made fun of a particular rina who wore a shirt that said "real men don't lift weights, they lift women"--"Real men don't lift women, they said. Real men lift textbooks". (That act was one of the favored throughout the people I talked to.)

During CAR.05.2, a small group of girls befriended a few Rinas and sat with them at meals (talking about the different programs, etc.) numerous times. The RAs noticed, but because it was purely friendly interaction, they let it go on. Eventually, these CTYers invented a Rina Appreciation Day on the day before the Rinas were leaving. This involved wearing soffes, tight tank tops that looked like leotards, and buns in their hair. To this day, at Carlisle, many CTYers choose to compliment at least one Rina a day and make friends with one Rino who compliments one's outfit.

One person has been both a Carlisle CTYer and a Rina and reported that the attendees of that camp were not particularly more conservative than CTYers are in general. Rinas think CTYers are overtly-smart-nerd-type people, or else some sort of delinquent (perhaps because of the Center for Troubled Youth acronym). Rinas are rumored to get better dorms, unlimited Internet/computers/TVs in their rooms, no real lights out time, no mandatory fun, only actual fun, and can go off campus whenever; however, this is probably an exaggeration. Many CTY traditions, especially Drag Day, are perceived as a bit weird and CPYBers are known to secretly take pictures of men in drag on that day. Did you know that lots of the Rinos are supposedly gay?

To clear up these rumors: the CPYBers believe most of the CTY kids are nerds. Its not uncommon to hear "here comes the nerds" or "ahhh its an Asian Invasion". CTY is not known for being troubled youth. They are allowed to use the computers in the HUB, while we are not. They are also allowed to walk basically anywhere unaccompanied anytime including Walmart. They do have themed nights but they are not required at all. During the day they don't have any activities because they usually do ballet 9-3ish or 10-5ish then one more class at eight. They do not have laptops, TVs, or computers in their rooms but are welcome to take them, and some do. In addition, cellphones can be used at whatever time. Guy ballerinas aren't all gay but some are. Although it sounds like fun the dancers have rigorous training all day. They are are told they are fat and to not eat and despite popular belief are extremely strong. Go up to some of them, they don't bite.

A great example of the Rinas idiocy:

Rina1:What's the difference between a carb and a carbohydrate?

Rina2:I don't know, I think one has water in it.

Saratoga Springs (Skidmore)

At Saratoga, there are not one, but two different camps of Rina's that share the campus. The NYSSSA Rinas with colored lanyards are nice (you can befriend them pretty easily), but ridhonkulously dumb. For instance:

"Wait.. I get it! CTY must stand for Ceriously Talented Youth!"

"Yeah!"

*10 minutes later*

"Actually, I think ceriously might be spelled with an 's'"

"Really?!"

or...

"Can you guys take, like...super smart home economics???"

"Uhm, yeahhh... sure!"

*GASPS* "No way!! Could you maybe BAKE me a little FONDUE?!?"

This may have been an attempt at a joke, as a fondu is a step in ballet, or it may have been a Briansky Rina who didn't even understand ballet.

The (also?) colored lanyard Rinas are Briansky Rinas, and they are mean and anorexic. They are yelled at by their teachers to eat nothing and mock us because they are allowed to carry cellphones, use AIM and Internet, have air conditioning, etc. As of 2007, however, NYSSSA Rinas are at least allowed laptops/Internet, while Briansky Rinas are not and have no air conditioning.

There have been a lot of good stories involving Rina-CTYer interactions. One such story was made one day at lunch when CTYers Dan Bateyko, Ilya Makavoz and Matt Simon were bored enough to dare Dan to ask out a Rina. Being an amazingly attractive being, Dan got a yes right off the bat. Ilya, trying to compete with Dan, sighted a few Rina's who wore black lanyards and was rejected. Trying one more time, he found another lady wearing a black lanyard and sat down and tried to work some magic. The thing is, CTY staff also has black lanyards. Long story short, Ilya asked out the Nurse.