Elly (she/her) has been wearing leg warmers and dancing around the house since the mid '80s. She studied classical ballet throughout childhood and earned a BFA in Dance from the University of Iowa. Following her curiosity about both the world within and the world around her, she began her journey as a movement instructor in Costa Rica in 2008 and has taught yoga, creative dance, fitness and barre in Taipei, Chicago, NYC and Maine. Elly has lived in Portland since 2015 and has worked with The Portland Ballet, Casco Bay Movers, Waynflete School, and in several public elementary schools. As a Maine Arts Commission Teaching Artist, she holds creative dance residencies for children around Maine, and is a two-time recipient of the MAC Dance Ed Grant.

Elly dances and performs with Rose Hutchins/Ballet Bloom Project. Elly is a Registered Dance Movement Therapist and holds a Masters in Dance Movement Therapy/Clinical Mental Health Counseling.

In Elly’s classes, look forward to creative prop usage, dance-inspired sequencing, playlists you’ll want to save for your kitchen groove parties and an array of options to explore so you can choose the challenge that works best for your body. Expect sweat, laughter and endorphins

See Elly’s schedule here.