Emily started dancing at age 5, training in both Vaganova technique and contemporary ballet. Emily has danced in NC, Chicago, Utah, and NYC. She was a company member with Esoteric Dance Project, Kelly Anderson Dance Theater, SilDance/AcroDanza, and a guest artist with Chicago Dance Crash, Elements Contemporary Ballet, the Fly Honey ensemble, and freelance artists in one-off projects. In 2016, Emily choreographed and performed in the Emmy award-winning short film, Emergence, in collaboration with Potenza Productions, and in 2019 starred in the short film, If The Mountain Comes via Quaronze Productions. Emily is based in NYC where she is both a company member of Lydia Johnson Dance, and freelance artist, teacher, and creator.