Ruby is a contemporary movement artist, performer, and movement director freelancing in London. She is particularly interested in working in the commercial sector and is captivated by the increasing integration of contemporary dance within commercial realms. In terms of Ruby’s movement practice, she rejects the conventional notion of ‘graceful’ dance. Instead, she prefers the raw, unfiltered expressions of the human body, each movement is a dialogue with the body’s inherent truths, a physical manifestation of curiosity that transcends traditional aesthetics.

Ruby is a graduate of the MA Dance: Performance programme at LCDS, where she was a member of the inaugural Cohort 01. During the programme she worked with project leaders such as Theo Clinkard, Jenna Jalonen, Hannes Langolf, Paleta, Benjamin Jonsson, AE Company (Aoi Nakamura & Esteban Lecoq), Edivaldo Ernesto, Horacio Macuacua, Jozef Frucek and Alexandra Reynolds under the course leadership of Tom English, Tina Afiyan Breiova and Dr Andrew Sanger and working closely with individual mentor Holly Blakey.

A highlight of the course for me was getting the opportunity to assist and shadow British choreographer and director, Holly Blakey as part of my professional trajectory unit. During this time with Holly, I have assisted her in projects from film productions, to stage work. I have realised how much passion I have for movement in front of a camera and am looking forward to continuing my career in projects like these.