Ryan was born and raised in Honolulu, HI. He received his training at Hawaii State Ballet under founders John Landowsky and Gina Surles. At 17, he joined San Francisco Ballet School. During that season, Mr. Camou was able to perform and tour with the company; a highlight was working with Helgi Tomasson on his "Handel Celebrations."

 

Following SFB, Ryan worked with Houston Ballet, State Street Ballet, and Smuin Ballet, along with many world-renowned choreographers like Val Caniparoli, Ma Cong, Mark Moris, Stanton Welch, Ben Stevenson, Jimmy Gamonet, Mellisa Barak, Emmy award winning Robert Sund, and many others. He has performed in works like Jiri Kylian's Petite Mort, Balanchine's Donizetti variations, as well as principal roles in a long list of ballets such as Don Q, Carmen, Romeo & Juliet, Coppelia, Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland, among others.

 

Over the years, Ryan has also done many principal guesting roles and has toured around the United States, South America, and Asia, including a 25-city tour in China performing the lead role in “Beauty and the Beast.” He has also worked with student outreach programs for both companies and community programs in Santa Barbara and San Francisco. Locally, Ryan has taught ballet at the Almonte Clubhouse and Mill Valley Recreation Center, performed with Marin Ballet and Marin Dance Theater, and enjoys working with the Throckmorton Theater in their productions.