About Plié The Clinic
Plié The Clinic was founded due to lack of health care spaces provided specifically for dancers and other artistic sports.
Artistic sports are a specialised population with injuries developing mainly due to overuse +/- biomechanical or technical ailments. As such, health care needs to reflect a sound understanding of the demands of dance and other artistic sports to assist with recovery and preventative care.
Our solution is simple, we will provide a safe and nurturing space for the Artistic Sports community to repair, grow and flourish.
Ebony Bangit Ruiz
Biography
As a child, Ebony had the unique upbringing of observing her mother, godmother, and aunt all own and operate their individual successful Dance Studios. At this time, she trained at a competitive level at Michelle Slater-Coyne Performing Arts Studio. With experience in training RAD, Cecchetti, and BBO, Ebony went on to complete her Ballet and Tap syllabus examinations (Adv 2) through BBO with High Distinctions.
Following this, Ebony went on to train full-time and complete a Cert II and III in Dance at Patricks School of the Arts before being contracted for her first professional stage show at Disneyland Paris.
As a result of an injury from an overseas dance contract, Ebony became eagerly more interested in the idea of aiding dancers in their recovery journey. As she continued working within Australia as a dancer and dance teacher, Ebony commenced her Bachelor Of Health Science: Majoring in Human Anatomy and Physiology at La Trobe University. During this period, she also completed her Cert IV in Allied Health Assistance (Physiotherapy).
Continuing her education, Ebony decided to complete a Masters in Physiotherapy at La Trobe University. Since then, she has had experience working within the hospital and private sector of Physiotherapy, but fundamentally, has a key interest in working with dancers and performers.
Ebony continues to dedicate her ongoing training with learnings in Clinical Pilates and Dance-specific physiotherapy CPDs to bring optimal treatment to her clients.