Staff & Board

We are WGRUV

Founder, Artistic Director
Holly Anderson Gruver
As the Founder and Artistic Director of WGRUV Dance Company, Holly is trailblazing a return to the classics with a mindfulness to create new hopeful art for people young and old in Africa. She has more than twenty-five years of combined teaching and professional dance experience, as well as years of conditioning expertise aiding many in achieving fitness goals and rehabilitating through her pilates Studio-27 studio. Holly has trained with Gus Giordanno, Alvin Ailey Summer Intensives, Martha Graham Teacher training as well as completing the eight year training in Vagonva through Ljiiana Urosevic de Silva. HOlly was classically trained through the Martha Graham technique as a contemporary dancer and the Russian Ballet technique under Bonnie Mathis and Lirena Branitski in Minnesota. She holds a comprehensive Basi pilates certification and a BFA in Dance performance from SMU in Dallas, Texas. As the Founder of Johannesburg Arts Conservatory, a pre-professional training school for advanced dancers and presently a place where a la carte classes are offered, Holly hopes to inspire dancer to hone their skill to the best of their ability without losing the joy of dance for the glory of God.

Assistant Director
Lex Gruver
Lex began dancing at the age of 17 and quickly adopted a love for learning and teaching, choreographing and producing. While Lex balances his dance and teaching roles with his role as a director in the manufacturing industry, he continues to contribute in a significant way running WGRUV Dance company, providing vision, teaching, and dance excellence. He has acheived his 8 year teaching qualification in the Vaganova method through Ljiliana Urosevic de Silva and has produced over a dozen works, as well as co contributed to the staging of classical variations such as Flower Festival, La Bayadere variation etc.
Team
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.

Director of Marketing and Brand Development /Social Media
Ruan Galdino

Social Media Marketing
Saili Gruver

Personal Assistant, YJT Manager
Anna Van Den Bergh

Marketing Media
Marlon Sales

Ballet
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Ballet
Shannon Glover

Ballet
Javier Monier Jr.

Contemporary & Conditioning
Holly Anderson Gruver

Contemporary
Chloe Gruver

Resident Pianist
Dean Barrett

Percussion
Tommy Gruver

Costume Designer
Kirsten Bailes
Costume Designer
Bronwyn Fensham

Advisory Board
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.

Board Member
Michael Trusnovec

Board Member
Carli Olivier

Board Member
Tyler Gilstrap

Board Member
William Gruver

Board Member
Ruan Galdino

Board Member
Roseline Wilkens

Board Member and
Head of VIP Engagement
Vicki-Lee Fredericks

Board Member
Kgosimang Clinton Flietor

