12 Facts About Ruby Ginner

Ruby Ginner, later Ruby Ginner Dyer, was a British dancer and dance educator, born in France.

Ruby Ginner founded a dance school, and the Association of Teachers of the Revived Greek Dance.

Ruby Mary Adeline Ginner was born in Cannes, and moved to England at age 11.

Ruby Ginner's mother Lydia Adeline Wightman was born in Scotland.

Ruby Ginner taught movement to actors at Constance Benson's studio, including a young John Gielgud.

In 1923, Ruby Ginner founded the Association of Teachers of the Revived Greek Dance; the organization became the Greek Dance Association, and in 1951 joined the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.

Ruby Ginner was decorated for her services with the Red Cross in Greece during World War II.

Books by Ruby Ginner included The Revived Greek Dance: Its Art and Technique and Gateway to Dance.

Ruby Ginner offered Greek dance as a healthier, more natural way of expressive movement than more modern dance traditions:.

Ruby Ginner died in 1978, aged 91 years, at a nursing home in Newbury.

Ruby Ginner's papers, including photographs and films, are in the National Resource Centre for Dance at the University of Surrey.

The Ruby Ginner Awards are presented annually by the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.