As the Founder and Artistic Director of Johannesburg's newest contemporary ballet company, WGRUV Dance International, Holly is trailblazing a return to the classics in Africa. She has more than twenty-five years of combined teaching and professional dance experience, and has danced with Interlochen Arts Academy, Gus Giordanno Jazz Dance Chicago, Alvin Ailey Summer Intensives, Martha Graham Intensives, Broadway Dance Center in New York City, the SMU Dance Ensemble, and others. She is also the Founder of Johannesburg Arts Conservatory, a pre-professional training school for advanced dancers.

Holly Anderson Gruver

Founder, Artistic Director

Rehearsal Assistant, Teacher, Company Member

Lex Gruver

Personal Assistant to the Artistic Director, Company Member

Ashton Parker

Marketing & PR

Rachelle Crous

Costume Designer

Monique Els

Costume Designer

Kirsten Bailes

Graphic Design & Brand Direction

Claire Cafetzoglou

Advisory Board Members

Paul Taylor Dance Director of Worldwide Licensing

Michael Trusnovec

Founding Member of Battleworks Dance Company

Tyler Gilstrap

Founder of Compañia Sophia. 

Carli Olivier

Founding Member of Battleworks Dance Company

George Smallwood

South African Ballet Master

Ken Yeatman