The history and development of Classical Greek Dance (Ruby Ginner Method) can be explored through archive material which includes original programmes from early performances, photographs, and newsletters from 1926-1955 with articles written by Dame Ninette de Valois, Ruth St Denis, Irene Mawer, Ruby Ginner and her brother Charles Ginner (a painter) etc. These demonstrate the link with drama, mime, music and painting and provide a fascinating insight into the cultural scene of that time. Other links are with education and the medical world, coupled with the inherent background of Ancient Greece.

This form of movement provides immense enjoyment and an opportunity for creativity. The student also acquires balance and control, relaxation, elevation, clarity of line, grace and ease of movement and the development of musical understanding. The more advanced work allows for a greater study of the visual arts, literature and mythology and develops the various different aspects of this work which includes not only lyrical dance but also athletic, pyrrhic, bacchic, choric, ritual and tragic, all of which can be applied to the world of today. It is undoubtedly one of the best methods of teaching stage movement and dramatic expression in dance form