ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, ɹˈɪŋz wɛnt tə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ˌɔn ɐn ɔːstɹˈeɪliə kˈaʊnsəl ɡɹˈænt, tə stˈʌdi æt ðɪ ˈælvɪn ˈeɪli ɐmˈɛɹɪkən dˈæns θˈiəɾɚ fɔːɹ θɹˈiː mˈʌnθs.
In 1995, Rings went to New York on an Australia Council grant, to study at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for three months.