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Ricky Ruiz

@rickyruiz.choreo

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Dancer • Teacher • Choreographer
📍Chicago 🏙️
Master Classes • Professional Companies • College Dance Programs • Studios • Dance Teams • Consulting

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social. (2021)
James Madison University @jmudance
🎶: Modest Mouse @modestmouse
Costume: Elizabeth Wislar
Lighting Design: Steven Spera

#contemporarydance #contemporarychoreography #choreographer #choreography #jamesmadisonuniversity #jmu #jmudance #modestmouse #training #performance by @rickyruiz.choreo

2024 marks 20 years since @bsantalo trusted me to make my first routine for @varsitycudettes 🤯 it’s been a fun ride!🎢 Proud to have played a part in each of these teams’ journeys and successes (and all the other teams I’ve worked with that I have no video footage of!) @jvcudettes @ohiostatedanceteam @uwdanceteam @fsugoldengirls @lfhsdanceteam @nnhsdance

•Always eager to meet and work with new coaches and dancers! DM for Choreography Inquiries, Cleaning, Guest Coaching and Consulting!

•Coral Reef High School
Large Varsity Jazz 2004-2019
🥇 6x UDA Large Varsity Jazz Champions
(‘08, ‘12, ‘13, ‘15, ‘16, ‘18) 🥇
🥈 8x UDA Large Varsity Jazz Silver Medalist (‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘10, ‘11, ‘14, ‘17, ‘19) 🥈
2x UDA Large Varsity Jazz 4th Place
(‘04, ‘09)
Junior Varsity Jazz 2008-2016
🥇 9x UDA Junior Varsity Jazz Champions
(‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16)🥇

•The Ohio State University
2016/2017
🥈’17 - UDA Nationals 1A Jazz Silver Medalist 🥈
Top 5- ‘16 UDA Nationals 1A Jazz

•Lake Forest High School
Large Varsity Jazz 2023-2025
🥇2024 IHSA Division 2A State Champions🥇
🥇 2023 IHSA Division 2A State Champions 🥇
Top 10- 2023/ 2024/ 2025 UDA Nationals Large Varsity Jazz

•Naperville North High School
2022-2025
🥉2025 IHSA Division 3A Bronze Medalist🥉
10th Place- 2024 IHSA Division 3A State Finals
4th Place- 2023 IHSA Division 3A State Finals
6th Place- 2022 IHSA Division 3A State Finals

•The University of Wisconsin-Madison
2013-2015
Top 10- UDA Nationals Division 1A Jazz
(‘13, ‘14)

•Florida State University
2006-2008
Top 5- UDA Nationals Division 1A Jazz
(‘06, ‘07)
Top 10- UDA Nationals Division 1A Jazz
(‘08)

•Providence Catholic High School
🥇2025 IHSA Division 1A State Champions🥇

#wisconsindanceteam #ohiostatebuckeye #ohiostatedanceteam #coralreefcudettes #danceteam #udanationals #2decades #lakeforest #lakeforestillinois #uda #nationaldanceteamchampionship #ihsa by @rickyruiz.choreo

no end, no goodbye (2022) (clip)
Visceral Dance Chicago • Solus
Nick Pupillo, Artistic Director
@nickpupillo
Dancer: @tyler.kerbel
🎶: M83 @m83music
Costume: Tyler’s closet
Lighting: Nick Pupillo

#visceral #visceraldancechicago #contemporarydance #contemporarycompany #performance #professional #chicagodancers #chicagodance #ppualum by @rickyruiz.choreo

✨ one last jazz class ✨

a final class combo at the academy of dance arts- thursday night advanced jazz or contemporary was always my favorite to teach. so many amazing young people made class so special. i’ll never forget our last one.

16 years- 180 group dances, well over 500 solos, duos and trios, countless technique classes and rehearsals. we had so much fun and made so many memories.

to all of my students, past and present: thank you and forever proud of you.

to all my students, present and future: let’s gooooo 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 and a big thank you to my better half @carrie.nicastro.ruiz , truly an integral component of our program. thank you for the training you provided our dancers, for the heart and compassion you shared with them and for always reminding me: “you’ve never been a teenage girl so just listen to me” 🤣🫡 by @rickyruiz.choreo

Still-Undeparted (2016)
🎶: Bon Iver @boniver
Costumes: @urbanoutfitters
🎥: Masterview by @rickyruiz.choreo

Dance Teams Reloaded❗️❗️❗️featuring:
The University of Delaware fightin’ Blue Hens!
Lake Forest HS Pips! IL
Oswego East HS Wolves! IL
Providence Catholic HS Dancing Celtics! IL
Naperville North HS Huskies! IL

It’s Dance Team Choreo Season once again! Excited to hit the 1 with @delaware_dance @oswegoeast.danceteam @pchs_poms @oakforestdance ❗️❗️❗️

Let’s gooo 🔥🔥🔥🔥 by @rickyruiz.choreo

Por Tu Silencio (2025)
The Launch Chicago
Alyssa Decker, Katie Zale, Artistic Directors
@alyssaa_decker @katiezale1
Dancers:
@katiezale1 (soloist)
@_leeshalynn
@olivia_gonzalez_
@kierra.hines
@hanhan45
🎶: Alba Molina / Yerai Cortés

#chicagodancers #chicagodance #seechicagodance #contemporarychoreographer #contemporarydance #thelaunchchicago by @rickyruiz.choreo

Nova (2025)
🎶: M83 @m83music
Costumes: @weissmandance
🎥: Evolve Media - @ NYCDA 2025 National Season Finale Gala Phoenix

#m83 #production #training #performance by @rickyruiz.choreo

Pachuco! (2025)
🎶: Royal Crown Revue @royalcrownrevue
Costumes: @weissmandance / @solyhux_us
🎥: @evolvephotovideo /// NYCDA Phoenix 2025 National Season Finale Gala @nycda ✨ National Senior Critics’ Choice Winner✨

** music purchased and used for educational purposes only

#jazz #jazzdance #seniorcriticschoicewinner #nycdanationalsphx25 #choreography #choreographer #chicagodance #chicagodancers #royalcrownrevue by @rickyruiz.choreo

Smoke and Mirrors (2016)
🎶: Richard Gere; Chicago: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture
Costumes: @sabenasellnow / @elevedancewear / @express / @rhinestonesunlimited
🎥: Masterview

#musicaltheatre #musicaltheatredance #jazz #jazzdance #choreography #choreographer #chicago #training #performance #chicagodancers #chicagodance by @rickyruiz.choreo

Moves (2019)
Dancers:
@olivia.ann7 @bella.mittenthal @13smoran
🎶: OutKast @outkast
Costume: @sabenasellnow
🎥: @mimovideoproductions

#chicagodance #choreographer #choreography #jazzdance #contemporarydance #contemporarychoreographer #outkast #performance #training by @rickyruiz.choreo

Nocturne: le passage
(excerpt- stairs section) (2016)
LEVELdance Chicago
@leveldance
Eddy Ocampo @azndncr
& Brandon DiCriscio @brandondicriscio ,
Artistic Directors
Dancers:
(second floor)
@nataliemariat
@natattax
(third floor)
@carrie.nicastro.ruiz
@b__64
🎶: Max Richter
🎥: 🙋🏻‍♂️

#chicagodance #chicagodancers #seechicagodance #chicagochoreographer #leveldancechicago #duets #contemporarydance #contemporarychoreographer by @rickyruiz.choreo