Gwyn "Ginger" Cruz is an Artistic Associate and a former Principal Dancer with the Scranton Civic Ballet Company. She began her dance education at the age of three in the Primary "Lilliputian" Division. She joined the company in 2015 and quickly rose through the ranks, becoming one of the youngest Principal Dancers in the company's 47 year history. One of Civic Ballet's most versatile and celebrated ballerinas, Gwyn holds a record breaking number of Principal roles in the repertory, some including Nikiya in La Bayadere, Kitri in Don Quixote Divertissement, Liberty Bell in Stars and Stripes, Odile in Swan Lake Act III, Pas de Trois in Midnight Masquerade, Medora in Le Corsaire,  the title role of Paquita and Cinderella,  and many more.

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Over the years, Gwyn has studied amongst the finest schools and companies across the United States including the American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Austin and has studied directly under Barbara Weisberger (founder of the Pennsylvania Ballet). 

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Gwyn graduated from the University of Scranton with a Bachelor’s of Science in Kinesiology and a Concentration in Nutrition Studies in December 2023. She was the recipient of the Excellence in Kinesiology Department award and graduated Summa Cum Laude. 

She is currently studying at the University of Delaware Doctor of Physical Therapy program, with the goal of working with the performing arts population one day.