Erin Walsh

Erin (she/her) is a performer and choreographer who leads with passion and drive. Born outside of Chicago, Erin grew up training with Encore Dance Productions where she started dancing competitively at a young age training in ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, tap and pointe. She is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a BFA in Dance and certificate in Design Strategy. In this program, she performed in pieces for faculty Li-Chiao Ping, Kate Corby, Collette Stewart, Liz Sexe and Jin-Wen Yu and guest artists Charles O. Anderson, Jared Baker,
and Natalie Desch- with the Limón Dance Company. Erin has performed in the North Central Conference of ACDA with Li Chiao-Ping’s 'Still Water' and her own solo choreography 'Waiting', in Jin-Wen Yu’s research concert 'Digging' in the fall of 2023, and a rework of Maenad from 'Dances for Isadora' by José Limón- instructed by Natalie Desch in the 2022 Faculty Concert of the UW Madison Dance Department. Erin has choreographed both solo and group pieces for adjudicated student concerts during her time at UW Madison. Commercially, Erin has performed at Reconstruct Exhibition based in Los Angeles and Atlanta for works by multiple choreographers within the company.

Erin’s teaching career started in 2019 with Encore Dance Productions and continued into the Madison area with A Leap Above Dance in 2022. Post-grad, she has been instructing and choreographing in the Milwaukee area for Accent On Dance,
NorthShore Dance Studio, and Viva Dance Collective, prioritizing quality training and
integrating her education for students. She also currently holds the Technique Director position for Viva Dance Collective. She recently joined Milwaukee Ballet’s part-time faculty as a jazz and contemporary instructor for their Pre-Professional Program. Erin was an apprentice for Nova Linea Contemporary Dance Company in Milwaukee where she trained and performed during their 2024/2025 season. In the fall of 2025, she became a company member for The LAUNCH Chicago, where she still currently performs and teaches at their various intensives. She also attended Hubbard Street’s Explore Summer Intensive this past summer where she trained with
the company and adjacent faculty in contemporary technique. Erin’s goal is to strive for continuous growth in her professional dance career as a performer, choreographer, and instructor.