Ruka Hatua-Saar White is an assistant professor at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee and a professional dancer and choreographer. He has performed with companies such as Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Philadanco, and the Limon Dance Company, and has toured with artists including Missy Elliott and Celia Cruz. A native of Fort Lauderdale, FL, he holds an MFA in Dance from Hollins University and was nominated for an Elliot Norton Award for his choreography in Choir Boy. For Berklee Online, he authored and teaches the Iconic Dance and Urban Movement course.