• Honours Graduate of The Royal Academy of Dance
• Recipient of an ITI Award for " valuable contributions to the art of dance in Australia"
• Director, choreographer of Red Opal Dance Theatre - formerly The New Dance Theatre
• Originator of the dance training system - Dance Dynamics
• Dance training - Classical ballet, Contemporary dance and jazz in Sydney, London, Paris and New York.
• Training in the allied arts - Sydney
• Dancer and featured dancer with the Borovansky Ballet, Ballet Rambert, Ballet de Paris, Grand Ballet Marquis de Cuevas and the Melbourne National Ballet.
• Choreographic developmental experience - Ballet Australia
• Original committee member of Ausdance NSW
• Choreographic and workshop engagements -Sydney, Alice Springs, NSW country towns, London, Montreal, San Francisco, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem
• Number of dance pieces choreographed to date:105
• Number of dance pieces using music composed by Australian composers: 52

Ruth Galene, Ross Hutchison