Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Emma began dancing at age five. Her most formative performance experience as a child was when she had the opportunity to dance at The Kennedy Center in ABT’s Nutcracker and Le Corsaire, and Ballet West’s Nutcracker. In high school she attended the Academy at Metropolitan School of the Arts, emphasizing in ballet. Here she also began training in acting, voice, musical theater, and other dance forms such as modern, jazz, contemporary, and tap.
During her time there she had the opportunity to perform as Dew Drop in her school’s annual Nutcracker, and Swanhilda in the spring ballet Coppélia. Along with these she performed in the ballets Cinderella and Snow White, and the annual Academy Showcases and Spring Musicals. She has attended summer intensives with Richmond Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, The Washington School of Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Sarasota Ballet, and the University of Utah School of Dance.
She graduated in 2023 with a BFA in Ballet from the University of Utah, and a minor in Creative Writing. In college she performed in Giselle Act II, Don Quixote Dream Scene, and José Limón’s A Choreographic Offering, along with two Ballet Showcase’s and a Senior Showcase. She also continued taking acting and voice. In Fall 2022 she studied abroad in Florence, Italy with the New York Film Academy in their Acting for Film program, and was invited to continue the program in New York City. She has acted and danced in multiple student films, both with the University of Utah and with the New York Film Academy. She loves to read, watch films, and write poetry.