Staff & Board
As the Founder and Artistic Director of Johannesburg's newest contemporary ballet company, WGRUV Dance Company, 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
Ballet Master and Advisory Board Member
Ken Yeatman
Resident Spanish Teacher and Advisory Board Member
Carli Olivier
Co-Director, Rehearsal Assistant, Teacher, Company Member
Lex Gruver
Personal Assistant to the Artistic Director, Company Member
Ashton Parker
Costume Designer
Monique Els
Costume Designer
Kirsten Bailes
Graphic Design & Brand Direction
Claire Cafetzoglou
Resident Class Pianist
Chris Van Der West
Advisory Board Members
Paul Taylor Dance Director of Worldwide Licensing
Michael Trusnovec
Founding Member of Battleworks Dance Company
Tyler Gilstrap
Founding Member of Battleworks Dance Company
George Smallwood