"Artistry, athleticism, passion, positive energy!"
Elizabeth Elder
Elizabeth Elder
Ellie is an accomplished dance educator, performer and internationally recognized choreographer. Ellie Potts Barrett attended Boston Conservatory and received her BA in Dance (with honors) from the University of South Florida. Out of her many accomplishments, she has composed the Modern Dance Syllabus for the Florida Dance Masters Organization, a study tool for the testing of future Modern dance teachers in Florida. Ellie danced with the Ina Hahn Modern Dance Company, Boston Dance Company and Mary Anthony in New York, as well as the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. In addition to her focus on dance, Musical Theatre has always been her first love. She was in the first National tour of Jesus Christ, Superstar (Mary), regional productions of A Chorus Line (Diana), Grease (Jan), Getting My Act Together and Taking It On The Road.. to name only a few. She has been an associate at the Atlantic Center for the Arts to Master Artists Merce Cunningham, Meg Harper and Elizabeth Streb, as well as with Florida's prolific author, Carl Hiaasen. She is the recipient of the Central Florida Lifetime Achievement Dance Award, given by the University of Central Florida.
Ellie choreographed GREASE, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Urinetown, The Musical, and Rent for the Seensee Musical Theatre Company in Seoul, South Korea. She returned to Seoul to create Main Street Parades for Lotte World and Everland Theme Parks.
In 2021, A Chorus Line was produced at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, and received numerous nominations for Central Florida's Applause Awards. It was our initial performance for the Awards!!
Applause Awards....
2022 - A CHORUS LINE
2023 - CHICAGO
2024 - NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812
Ellie is not only a well versed choreographer able to choreograph Opera, Musical Theatre, Commercial and Modern Dance works, but is an avid Dance Teaching Artist, as well.
My friend Janine Papin has published in Playbill.com all about our incredible time in NYC this past summer, 2023, taking classes at the @Broadwayteachinggroup....read it in totality at this link!!!
https://www.playbill.com/article/even-teachers-need-to-go-back-to-school-inside-the-2023-broadway-teachers-workshop
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June 28 & 29, 2024 Steinmetz Hall 7:30 pm
445 South Magnolia Avenue Orlando, FL 32801 |
COMING TO DOUGLAS ANDERSON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS THIS NOVEMBER, 2024......
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