Ruth Alpert

Ruth is a born mover. When Ruth was in utero, a doctor told her mother she had an active little dancer inside. Along with performing and training in dance, she has dedicated her life to helping people connect to themselves through movement.

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Ruth's interest in bodywork and somatic movement grew out of her desire to find a solution to the chronic pain and injury she sustained as a professional dancer. In 1987, she became a certified practitioner of the Trager® Approach. Then in 1992, Ruth trained with Michele Larsson under First Generation teacher Eve Gentry's lineage of Pilates to work specifically with injured clients. Since 1998, she has been an associate of the Core Dynamics Pilates teacher training program. Ruth is also a certified GYROTONIC® teacher and received her Alexander Technique teacher certification from the Alexander Alliance Southwest.

Outside of Pilates, Ruth is also an Appalachian Flatfoot dancer. Since 1977, she has taught workshops, danced with old-time Appalachian string bands, and busked (street performed) in over six states. She was the National Champion in Senior Buck Dancing in 2013 and 2014 and the Grand Champion at the Appalachian String Band Festival in Clifftop, West Virginia in 2019 and 2023. Ruth performs foot percussion with The Honeysuckle Possums, an all-female string band playing original and traditional music.