Currently, I serve as a Ballet Coach for competitive ice skaters. So contact me if you need private ballet lessons. 🙂 This has been an interesting transition from my world of competitive gymnastics – I remember when I had my optional floor routine choreographed for me years ago that I almost immediately wanted to create choreographies for otherContinue reading “Ballet for Skaters”
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Sugar Plum Fairy
Despite a prolonged hiatus from ballet (modern contemporary and circus don’t count), Erika has returned to her roots in recent years and has appeared as a guest artist in various dance school productions of The Nutcracker. While co-founding and helping build Florida Artistic Ballet into a company, she played everything from Arabian (Chocolate) to MirletonContinue reading “Sugar Plum Fairy”
Momentum Dance Company
Erika spent a couple years as a company member with Momentum Dance Company in Miami, FL. Founded in 1982, and in continuous operation since, Momentum is one of the oldest and most established contemporary dance companies in the Southeastern U.S. Momentum’s activities include: the Miami Dance Festival (since 2002) concert seasons in South Florida; concertContinue reading “Momentum Dance Company”
The Royal Ballet
When she was 9, Erika was asked to play an “extra” role in a visiting company’s ballet about endangered animals. “You’ll have to be okay with the fact that she’ll look like she’s naked on stage.” “WILL she be naked?” “No, she’ll be in a full body suit, but she’ll look like she’s naked…” TheContinue reading “The Royal Ballet”
Martha Mahr and Miami Ballet
Erika’s background centers heavily on classical ballet. She started her studies with Martha Mahr School of Ballet when she was 6: classes started right on time and students marched into the room with a polonaise, nobody spoke between exercises and you were expected to work your hardest from the first plies to the final fouettes.Continue reading “Martha Mahr and Miami Ballet”
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