Born in London in 1984, Ruch Childs moved to the United States in 1986 with her family where she started classical ballet at the age of 6. Finishing her academic studies in 2002, she moved back to London to study dance at the London Studio Centre, where she performed Images of Dance with the student ballet company and received a diploma in classical ballet.
In 2003 she came to Switzerland to join the Ballet Junior of Geneva where she worked with various choreographers including Foofwa d'Imobilité, Ken Ossola, Patrick Delcroix, and Lucinda Childs. After two years with the Ballet Junior, Ruth was hired to work for the company of Jean-Marc Heim in Lausanne for his piece Creatura (2005).
Since 2006 Ruth has returned to Geneva and is currently working for Foofwa. She participated in his tour of Live & Dance (2006-2007), his recreation of BodyToys (2007), showings of LaréduQ (2008), and The Making of Spectacles (2009).