As a primary company dancer with CONTRA-TIEMPO, Ruby is performing Roots of Loving Us at University of Tampa in Florida. This piece is a multi-year community engagement, collaborative research project and performance co-directed with holly johnston of Responsive Body and Ana Maria Alvarez of CONTRA-TIEMPO. This project examines the impacts and outcomes of adoption, foster families, and chosen families on 21st century family structures and utilizes practiced-based research to engage multidisciplinary integration of dance movement, body based healing, art making and social impact.