Emily is a professional dancer, teacher, judge, choreographer, NASM personal trainer, and cat lover from Houston, Texas.  From the very beginning, dancing has been her one true passion. 

            Emily considers herself to be a bit of a mutt in the dance world (showing that hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard!).  Taking little bits of education, training, and experience from numerous places (high school drill teams, fine arts schools, zillions of dance studios, conventions, competitions, college, professional jobs, auditions), she has a vast amount of knowledge on just about all things dance.

            After spending four years at Oklahoma City University, she graduated cum laude with a degree in dance performance.  Immediately, she moved to New York and was cast as a Radio City Rockette six weeks later.  Her life has never been the same since!  After a whirlwind experience kicking eye-high at Radio City, she has expanded into other areas of the dance world.

Emily has also performed for Theatre Under the Stars, Royal Caribbean, Oceania Cruise Lines, The US Air Force Band, and Michael Buble. She’s performed as a swing, in the ensemble, in featured dance roles, and occasionally leading vocal roles. Performing in CATS! aboard the world’s largest cruise ship for a year in the Caribbean was one of her favorite memories.

            To compliment her love of performing, Emily is hugely passionate about teaching dance. Since leaving the performing world, Emily has taught full time in Houston, TX. There is nothing she loves more than sharing her love and knowledge of dance with the next generation.

  Now a full time dance educator, Emily loves teaching beginners. Setting a solid foundation and understanding is the best gift you can give a student. Her educational and performance related background lends her to be abundantly passionate about teaching classic jazz. She also uses her NASM personal training certification and Acrobatic Arts certification to help her students understand that if you want to be a dancer, you must work for it!