Ruth K. Arena

  • Adjunct Professor Dance

Contact

Location

W. Carroll Coyne Center for the Performing Arts

Ms. Arena performed with Dzul Dance in New York City and studied on scholarship with the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Her choreography has been presented by the Syracuse Fringe Festival and the National Water Dance, as well as seen in several Boot and Buskin productions at Le Moyne. Ms. Arena is passionate about human body movement, inclusive pedagogy and the intersections of dance and sciences. She is the 2021 Caroline Fitzgerald Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Member of the Year.

Ms. Arena has performed and taught with Syracuse City Ballet and is currently on faculty at The Ballet & Dance Center in Dewitt, N.Y.

Education:

  • B.F.A., University of Arizona
  • M.A., Wayne State University