Matthew Rusk

Another year, another Cavalier. Always grateful to revisit this role, now 10 years after my first Cavalier at IUBT. Final performances of Saint Louis Ballet's Nutcracker at 2:30 and 7PM. Snow Pas matinee alongside @roxy.shackelford and Sugar Plum Pas evening with @amyherch ❄️🧁 Photo by @kellyprattphoto #Nutcracker #ballet #maledancer #cavalier

What a magical night this was. I am so appreciative of @sprngfldsymph and @stlouisballet for all your talent, artistry, and collaboration. A special thanks to my Odette/Odile @amyherch for the beauty and glamour you brought to both roles. Your dancing elevated the entire cast, and I couldn't have asked for a better partner. I dedicate this performance to my mom. Swan Lake was her favorite ballet, and she was so excited when I was to debut Siegfried in 2020. The production was cancelled three weeks before the opening, and she passed away nine months later to the day. Without her, dancing this ballet and role would not have been possible. I am forever grateful for her love, guidance, and wisdom, and know she was watching somewhere. 📸: @rebex1 @abby.hannuksela #swanlake #ballet

May or may not have faceplanted after this... Nonetheless enjoyed this fun photo shoot for Deos Contemporary Ballet's summer 2022 season. Image by Dave Burgess @davestudio616 @deosballet #worldballetday #ballet #dancer #deos #boysdancetoo

Nutcracker season is a wrap! Loved performing in front of such great audiences, and it was wonderful partnering regal Sugar Plums @amyherch at Saint Louis Ballet and @leahehaggard at Houston Repertoire Ballet. #slb #saintlouisballet #houstonrepertoireballet #nutcracker #cavalier

It's that time of year again... So excited for a LIVE Nutcracker season. Performances with @stlouisballet Nov 27-28 and Dec 17-23; also guesting with @balletcenterofhouston Dec 3-5. Photographed as Sugar Plum Cavalier by @kellyprattdance ; December 2020. #nutcracker #ballet #cavalier #maledancer #stlouis #houston

Some pirouettes a la seconde from a couple years ago. #WorldBalletDay #BoysDanceToo

Yasmine Naghdi, Marianela Nunez, and Natalia Osipova as Juliet Matthew Ball, Jacopo Tissi, and David Hallberg as Romeo Sir Kenneth MacMillan's production of "Romeo and Juliet" as staged by the Royal Ballet, May/June 2019. Royal Opera House, London #ROHRomeo #romeoandjuliet #ballet #royaloperahouse #roh #london

#fbf to performing Phlegmatic in Four Temperaments for @iuballet , March 2013. This was the first Balanchine ballet I danced, and I can't wait to start rehearsing Rubies for @stlouisballet_ !!re!!_039;s "Love Stories" rep this February. #flashbackfriday #ballet #dancer #balanchine #4ts #fourtemperaments #rubies #IU #iubt #slb

An empty house and stage prior to the final 2018 performance of @stlouisballet_ !!re!!_039;s Nutcracker. Such a fantastic run and could not be more proud of this company. #slbnutcracker #saintlouis #nutcracker #ballet #stage

The opening of Houston Ballet's Nutcracker, tonight marking the company's first performance in the Wortham Theater Center since Hurricane Harvey. The Wortham is one of the country's finest performing arts venues and it is so great to see HB back where it belongs. #houston #houstonballet #hbnutcracker #houstonstrong

The four Academy Awards won by Katherine Hepburn, the most decorated Oscar winning actor to this day. 1933: "Morning Glory" 1967: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" 1968: "The Lion in Winter" 1981: "On Golden Pond" National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. #katherinehepburn #actress #legend #icon #oscar #academyaward #statuette #bestactress #film #cinema #nationalportraitgallery #washingtondc

So long, London 🇬🇧 #toweroflondon #londoneye #towerbridge #royaloperahouse #collage #clarendon #favoritecity