Retha
Du Plooy
She has participated in the Pre-professional Intensives and performed with Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Her training and summer Intensives have afforded her to work with prominent Choreographers such as Dwight Rhoden, Trae Turner, Krista Ellensohn, Craig Black, Michele Dooley, Gianna Burright and Nicole Hannington
Biography
Retha Du Plooy trained under Corey Frgosos-Gram, Norman Walker, Pamela Reyman Hughes as well as Inna Stabrova and Dmitriy Tuboltsev at Ohio Conservatory of Ballet, where she worked as a prolific Choreographer creating numerous works for groups, duets and solos in genres such as Lyrical, Contemporary and Jazz.
In 2024 Retha completed her Senior year in Highschool online while training at Ballet West Academy. There she was invited to be part of the select few in “Current,” a Contemporary Performing group. She was also selected to choreograph a Contemporary group piece named “Who? Me?” for Ballet West Academy Choreographic Workshop.
She has participated in the Complexions' Pre-professional Intensives and performed with Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Her training and other Summer Intensives have afforded her to work with prominent Choreographers such as Dwight Rhoden, Trae Turner, Krista Ellensohn, Craig Black, Michele Dooley, Gianna Burright and Nicole Hannington
She has performed the following repertoires:
2024 Coulante Variation, The Sleeping Beauty – Marius Petipa
2023 Love Rocks, Dwight Rhoden
2023 Woke, Dwight Rhoden, Desmond Richardson
2023 Aguas Que Van, Quieren Volver - Rena Butler
2023 Busk - Azure Barton
2023 Dear Frankie - Rennie Harris
2023 Ne Me Quitte Pas - Spencer Theberge
2023 Kitri’s Entrance – Marius Petipa
2022 Variation from Laurencia, Vakhtang Chabukiani
2021 Prelude, Les Sylphides – Mikhail Fokine
2024 Coulante Variation, The Sleeping Beauty – Marius Petipa
2023 Love Rocks, Dwight Rhoden
2023 Woke, Dwight Rhoden, Desmond Richardson
2023 Aguas Que Van, Quieren Volver - Rena Butler
2023 Busk - Azure Barton
2023 Dear Frankie - Rennie Harris
2023 Ne Me Quitte Pas - Spencer Theberge
2023 Kitri’s Entrance – Marius Petipa
2022 Variation from Laurencia, Vakhtang Chabukiani
2021 Prelude, Les Sylphides – Mikhail Fokine
2020 Sugar Plum Fairy, The Nutcracker – Marius Petipa
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