Ellen is a professional dance artist with roots in NYC and currently based in Phoenix. Bringing 13 years of professional experience after obtaining a BFA from East Carolina University, she’s performed for many NYC- and internationally-based artists including Janice Rosario, Bryn Cohn, Danté Brown, Yoshito Sakuraba (Abarukas), Mathew James (Urban Tribe Co.) and Luke Murphy (Attic Projects), and has performed in esteemed venues throughout NYC and the East Coast. Ellen has been a world-touring cast member of Israeli choreographer Nadine Bommer's "INVISI'ball" since 2015 and is a certified instructor of Nadine's renowned movement method; Kinetica. She resided in Tel Aviv, Israel for two years to teach this method to professional dancers from around the worldwhile touring the world with the primary company there.

 

Ellen  has fulfilled residencies and guest artist/master classes to universities and studios in 11 states.  She has taught at Peridance Capezio Center, Mark Morris Dance Center, Ballet Theatre of Phoenix, Arizona Repertory Ballet and more. In 2017 in NYC, she founded a project-based contemporary dance company; DEPTH. The company has been commissioned for split-bill shows throughout New York and has presented in venues including the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater, Manhattan Movement & Arts Center, Dixon Place, Peridance Salvatore Capezio Theater, The Huntington Theatre (Boston), Southwest Arts Center (Atlanta), Dock11 (Berlin, Germany), and Suzanne Dellal (Tel Aviv, Israel). Ellen's work has been described as "hauntingly beautiful" and "captivatingly chilling" [BWW Reviews] with "stunning and economical" partnering [The Dance Enthusiast]. DEPTH has collaborated on two dance films, one of which has been awarded Audience Favorite at three different festivals throughout the U.S.

 

After returning from Tel Aviv in January, 2022, Ellen moved to Phoenix, AZ for a career in providing opportunities for local performing artists. She has since presented work at Mesa Arts Center, Phoenix Center for the Arts, Tempe Center for the Arts and more, and has performed for companies including Methods of Madness Dance Theater and Tranze Danza Contemporanea. Ellen is now a Permanent Artist In Residence at [nueBOX] and continues to perform, educate and create work throughout the Valley.