Emily Wagner

Emily Wagner, a Michigan native, trained under scholarships at the Flint Youth Ballet, Virginia School of the Arts, American Ballet Theatre, and with Sabrina Pillars of New York City Ballet. She is a Balanchine-trained ballet dancer and contemporary ballet artist.

Her professional career began with an invitation to join American Ballet Theatre’s Studio Company, launching an international trajectory that would take her across the United States and Europe.

She has performed with companies including AG!D, Salzburg Ballet, Eglevsky Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, and BalletX.

Notable performances include Thomas Adès’ See the Music, Hear the Dance in London, Peter Breuer’s Bolero in Salzburg, and appearances with Movement Network in Amsterdam. She received critical acclaim for her role as the Vixen in the New York Philharmonic’s production of The Cunning Little Vixen, and performed in Monte Carlo for the Prince of Monaco.

For ten seasons, Wagner danced as a soloist with Armitage Gone! Dance in New York City, touring extensively throughout Europe.

In addition to her performing career, Wagner has worked as assistant choreographer for Harvard ART’s production of Marie Antoinette, and as rehearsal director for Kansas City Ballet. She continues to teach master classes internationally.

She is a certified Pilates instructor, personal trainer, and nutrition coach, and holds a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Saint Mary’s College of California.

Now based in Cuenca, Ecuador, Wagner continues to perform and teach, collaborating with La Compañía de Danza UCuenca, Loja Danza, and Lumiere. She is a founding member and principal dancer of the newly forming Ballet Ecuador, and was named Master Guest Artist in Residence by the New Orleans Ballet Association.