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Updated 9/25/2023

Ruth Lewis

  • Connecticut

    CT

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

Ruth Lewis is the director of Dimensional Dance, a professional dance company located in Hartford, CT. Lewis has created professional and liturgical choreography for dance companies and churches. She recently created The Story of Ruth, based on the chapter of the Bible, when she collaborated with the New England chamber choir Voce for St. Alban's Chuch.  In addition to choreography Lewis leads arts integrated workshops and residencies through creative movement and dance. In her 1-5 day programs focuses on teaching participants how to dig deeper through movement and choreography.  She leads professional development workshops for teachers and administrators to employ kinesthetic learning practices.  She also teaches yoga and incorporates mindfulness practices in her teaching artist work.

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Ruth Lewis
Job Title: Choreographer/CT Teaching Artist
Phone: 860-508-8503
Address:
Avon, CT 06001

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2016

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2016

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Dance - General

Additional Disciplines:

  • Dance - Traditional

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Residency - In School
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Professional Development / Training
  • Exhibitions

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Families
  • General Public
  • Nonprofits
  • School Groups
  • Teens
  • Artists

Languages Available:

  • English

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • Multi-County Region
  • State

Media Gallery

Ruth Lewis working with 4th grade students
Ruth Lewis working with 5th grade students
Ruth Lewis working with principals and teachers with tableau

I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Hartford Performs

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Hartford Performs

Awards

Awards:

  • The Guilford Performing Arts Festivla Award, 2020

Special Designations

Designated Arts Community:

  • Connecticut Service Region Member - Greater Hartford Arts Council Service Region

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Community Site / Center
  • School / University
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Afterschool Program
  • Corporate Business
  • Private Studio
  • Virtual / Remote

Ages Served:

  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - English Language / Literacy
  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science
  • Arts Integration - Science / Technology / Engineering
  • Dance
  • Arts Integration - Health

Certifications and Training:

  • I completed the year long Hartford Performs' Professional Development training. In training, I have participated in the a three day seminar Planning and Presenting Effective Teacher Workshops developed by The John F. Kennedy Center the Performing Arts.

Fee range:

$250 - $2500

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Community Site / Center
  • School / University
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Afterschool Program
  • Corporate Business
  • Private Studio
  • Virtual / Remote

Ages Served:

  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - English Language / Literacy
  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science
  • Arts Integration - Science / Technology / Engineering
  • Dance
  • Arts Integration - Health

Certifications and Training:

  • I completed the year long Hartford Performs' Professional Development training. In training, I have participated in the a three day seminar Planning and Presenting Effective Teacher Workshops developed by The John F. Kennedy Center the Performing Arts.

Fee range:

$250 - $2500

State Arts Agency Roster Artist

  • Connecticut Teaching Artist - Connecting Roster
  • Connecticut Teaching Artist - Integrating Roster