Elena started her dance training in ballet with Christina Noel in Arvada, CO. She then continued her studies in ballet, Horton, and jazz at the Conservatory of Music and Dance at UMKC and earned a BFA in dance performance. Afterwards she studied Graham with the esteemed Franca Telesio. She currently trains in salsa at Colorado New Style.
In addition to Amanda V’s Material Girl, Elena currently performs and choreographs dance, vocals, and aerial with: Princess and the Evolution, Belle Bella’s duo, Denver Aerial Dance Collective, and Karel Flores Denver (CNS).
Achievements include: touring nationally, winning awards at Denver Fringe and Kansas City Fringe (DADC), performing with Latin Grammy winning musician Nestor Torres (CMDance), taking 1st place at The Summit (CNS), Latin Beats with Colorado Symphony for Telemundo (CNS), Nick Cave’s Heard*DAM, and Emmy award winning Melissa Ivey’s “Speed of Life.” Elena’s students have also won in competition, gone on to study dance at prestigious dance programs, and perform with professional dance companies.
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