Elise grew up dancing and competing outside Boston, MA. During high school, she toured with the Excel in Motion convention as an Elite Dancer, assisting industry professionals including Alex Wong, Ellenore Scott, and Cyrus Spencer. She has attended summer intensives at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Joffrey Ballet School, and Broadway Artists Alliance. Elise is currently in her senior year at Muhlenberg College, where she is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Dance with concentrations in Dance Science, Dance Education, Performance. In the spring of her junior year, she studied at the Accademia dell’Arte in Arezzo, Italy, taking classes in modern, ballet, afro-contemporary, Tanztheater, and Tarantella. At Muhlenberg, Elise is a member of the Muhlenberg Dance Association, and has performed in several mainstage dance concerts, in both student and faculty choreographed works. She has been a member of the Muhlenberg Circus since her freshman year and this year took on the role of Acro/Dance Discipline Leader. After college, Elise plans to pursue a degree in medicine and to use this education to help dancers improve their overall health and wellness, with a particular focus on injury prevention through dance pedagogy.
