Ruth Pryor

Who is Ruth Pryor?

Ruth Pryor was a Chicago ballet dancer and instructor; she was born in 1906. Like many ballet dancers, Pryor began her career while she was a child, and appeared in her first show “Blossoms” at the age of 14. Pryor continued her career as a vaudeville performer, appearing with Beatrice Gardel in “Dances Here and There.” During the 1920s, Pryor danced as a soloist for the Civic Opera Company, participating in some of the successful productions of Swan Lake and Aida. Pryor continued to have a successful career into the 1970s, spending the 1930s in touring companies, and then founding the Ballet Russe Academy in 1950. Pryor died in 2001.