ruby mather
Instructor
Ruby Mather is from Teaneck, NJ and started her dance training at Nunnbetter Dance Theater under the direction of Leath Nunn. Ruby also had the privilege of being coached by Eleanor D’Antuono, and Nina Novak, Prima Ballerinas of the Ballet Russes de Monte Carlo. Ruby has performed original works by Thom Clower, and Yaqshaan Medan at Regional Dance America Northeast, and Margot Sappington’s original work, Echo. Ruby received second place in the New Jersey Youth Dance Festival, and her summer intensive training includes dancing at Kaatsbaan Extreme Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Kansas City Ballet. Upon graduating from Teaneck High School, Ruby continued to study dance at the University of Oklahoma under the direction of Mary Margaret Holt and Michael Bearden. While at OU, she performed a number of works, some of which include Odette, Swan Lake Act II; Opaque Unfazed by Trey McIntyre; Simpatico by Michael Bearden; Firebird, The Firebird; Lucile Grahn, Pas De Quatre; Fate, Carmina Burana; Eugene Onegin; La Bayadére; The Nutcracker; and World Literature Today-Neustadt ’14 Prize: Birds of God. She was also selected to guest with Ballet Arkansas in their performance of the Nutcracker. She graduated in 2018 with a BFA in Ballet Performance, and a minor in Nonprofit Organizational Studies. This is Ruby’s first season with Northwest Arkansas Ballet Theatre, and first year teaching ballet at The Movement Dance Studio.
Ruby Mather is from Teaneck, NJ and started her dance training at Nunnbetter Dance Theater under the direction of Leath Nunn. Ruby also had the privilege of being coached by Eleanor D’Antuono, and Nina Novak, Prima Ballerinas of the Ballet Russes de Monte Carlo. Ruby has performed original works by Thom Clower, and Yaqshaan Medan at Regional Dance America Northeast, and Margot Sappington’s original work, Echo. Ruby received second place in the New Jersey Youth Dance Festival, and her summer intensive training includes dancing at Kaatsbaan Extreme Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Kansas City Ballet. Upon graduating from Teaneck High School, Ruby continued to study dance at the University of Oklahoma under the direction of Mary Margaret Holt and Michael Bearden. While at OU, she performed a number of works, some of which include Odette, Swan Lake Act II; Opaque Unfazed by Trey McIntyre; Simpatico by Michael Bearden; Firebird, The Firebird; Lucile Grahn, Pas De Quatre; Fate, Carmina Burana; Eugene Onegin; La Bayadére; The Nutcracker; and World Literature Today-Neustadt ’14 Prize: Birds of God. She was also selected to guest with Ballet Arkansas in their performance of the Nutcracker. She graduated in 2018 with a BFA in Ballet Performance, and a minor in Nonprofit Organizational Studies. This is Ruby’s first season with Northwest Arkansas Ballet Theatre, and first year teaching ballet at The Movement Dance Studio.