Biographies

Meredith Riley Stewart return

Meredith Riley Stewart: (dancer) This is her fifth season with Jeanne Ruddy Dance, after being a Company understudy in the 2003 Season.

Meredith comes to Jeanne Ruddy Dance via Alabama, where she graduated summa cum laude from the University of Alabama. Meredith received valuable Graham training in 2000 and 2001 at the Dance Legends Retreat at Frostburg State University, where she worked with such luminaries of the Graham legacy as Pearl Lang, Ethel Winter, Tancredo Tavares and Kenneth Topping, as well as with Ms. Mary Anthony. Meredith spent her first 18 months on the local dance scene as part of Philadanco’s Second Company and is happy to have found a home with Jeanne Ruddy Dance.

Meredith also works as an actor, and has appeared on stage at the Arden Theatre, the Triangle Theatre, The Adrienne Theatre, as a guest host on QVC and in numerous regional commercials. www.meredithrileystewart.com