Originally from Montana, Erica Rose Jeffrey studied dance at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School, before joining Ballet Internationale. After dancing professionally she attended Indiana University on full scholarships and graduated with degrees in Ballet and Mediation & Conflict Resolution. She is currently teaching, choreographing and performing in the Bay area and is the resident choreographer for Counterpointe.
She has performed with groups such as the Marin Theatre Company, American Musical Theatre of San Jose, and Robert Moses “Drafts.” She has choreographed new works for: the Retail Dance Festival, Women on the Way Festival, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, Collaborate! Dance and Music, Counterpointe’s annual “Works in Motion” at the ODC Theatre, the Sausalito Art Festival, the Monterey Choreographer’s Festival, San Jose Danceworks, the Marin Choreographers’ Collective, Marin Dance Theatre, Belvedere Recreation Center, and Roco Dance and Fitness.
Erica also teaches for the San Francisco Ballet Dance in Schools and Communities program in the public schools. Most recently she has been a guest teacher for the Stern Grove Kids Day Program and has toured to China as part of a cultural exchange for the Olympics.
