Ruth Adam’s started classes at the Crescent Arts Centre in Belfast. These classes attracted numerous students of all ages, genders and ranges of experience. 

Ruth was working in Dublin, when cycling home one day, she heard the sound of music and followed its strains to a ballet studio. She was greeted by a vision, just like the ballet dancer in the film, the Red Shoes, who inspired her to establish her career as a dancer and then as a teacher. She moved on to train in Belfast with the late Maxine Graham, a highly-respected local tutor, to become a member of the Royal Academy of Dance. She subsequently got involved with the Lurgan Operatic and Ulster Operatic Company as a performer and choreographer as well.