When Ruby’s not exploring the world and reporting about her discoveries, she’s often whipping up some rhythms with her tap dancing shows (past performance have included cat walk tap dance performances at the Algiers Fashion Night, a comic duo act at the Paris Burlesque Festival, Frenchy dinner shows at Claire’s Kitchen, Sydney and pop up performances at the Spiegeltent in Edinburgh and Melbourne, as well as private events in Geneva, London and Mumbai).
If you’d like to come to a concert, book Ruby with her various formations for an event, organise a tap workshop, lesson or interview Ruby, please email [email protected] . Scroll down for Ruby’s tap bio, or simply enjoy some of her show flyers and tap dance videos below.
Tap dance classes are a great way to get fit, stay focused, develop memory and listening skills and self expression. They are held both in person at The Tap Shack and via Zoom. Private lessons help students progress rapidly towards their fitness and dancing goals. Some small group lessons are also available on Zoom, in English and French. Email [email protected] for more details.
Ruby Tap Bio (Français en bas)
Ruby Boukabou performs internationally on stage and screen as well as performing pop ups at dinners and special events.
Ruby has guested in international festivals such as Glastonbury, Edinburgh, Melbourne and Geneva and in venues such as the Olympia, Le Café de la Danse (Paris), The Monument (Algiers), The Basement (Sydney) and The Famous Spiegeltent(Melbourne/Sydney/Edinburgh) and at special events from London to Zurich, Mumbai to Algiers.
Ruby played piano, clarinet and saxophone and practised martial arts and theatre from an early age before falling in love with tap dance. She then studied a wide range of tap styles with many great teachers including Glenn Wood, The Tap Dogs, Tracey Wilson, Roxane Butterfly, Marion Sandners, Derek Heartly and Omar Edwards. Ruby has performed with Amanda Palmer, Juliette Dragon, Caravan Palace amongst many others and has been a member of The Sizzle Set, The Paris Cats, Banana Burlesque, The Shuffle Project and a variety of other musical acts.
Ruby has written and performed as an actor and dancer for theatre, cabaret, film and video clip and is the co-founder of the Paris Tap Crew. With an Honours in Performance Studies (Sydney University) and a Masters in Theatre (Monash University), Ruby likes to create theatrical worlds as well as rhythms.
« Tap dancer, writer and extraordinary performance artist. »
– Lisa Pham | The Program
« Bloody Fantastic ! »
– The Whoopee Club
“… a remarkable performance by Australian/Algerian tap dancer Ruby Boukabou” (L’Echo, Algeria)
RUBY Claquettes!
Ruby Boukabou se produit sur les scènes internationales. Elle a un master de théâtre (en Australie et en France) et a participé à des festivals internationaux (Glastonbury, Edinburg, Melbourne, Sydney…) en tant qu’actrice et danseuse.
Elle a joué sur de grandes scènes comme l’Olympia, Le Café de la Danse et The Famous Spiegeltent et intervient parallèlement lors d’événements (Londres, Cannes, Genève, Mumbai). Ruby a étudié plusieurs styles de claquettes avec Glenn Wood, The Tap Dogs, Tracey Wilson, Roxane Butterfly, Marion Sandners, Derek Heartly entre autres. Elle a joué dans plusieurs clips, pubs et courtmétrages ainsi que dans des pièces de théâtres en Australie et en Europe.
Ruby etait metteur en scène pour Melbourne SynchroCity et en 2012 elle a co-écrit et joué dans le spectacle Parisian Rendez-Vous. Ruby est co-fondatrice et co-directrice artistique du Paris Tap Crew. Lorsqu’elle ne danse pas, Ruby fait des interviews d’artistes, écrit et voyage.
« Ruby est une danseuse de claquettes et artiste de scène extraordinaire. »
– Lisa Pham | The Program
« Fantastique ! »
– The Whoopee Club
« le passage remarqué de la danseuse de claquette algéro-australienne Ruby Boukabou »
-L’echo d’algerie
