Ekko is a dancer and dancemaker currently based in the US.
The images above are from her first art show, held in her childhood dance studio.
Ekko recieved her BFA in Contemporary Dance (2025) from the Boston Conservatory, graduating as the Julie Ince Thompson Award Scholar, Summa Cum Laude, and first generation. Growing up in South Florida, she attended A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts and studied primarily under former American Ballet Theater company member, Eileen Hebron. She has performed works by Aszure Barton, James Finnemore, Norbert De La Cruz III, Jennifer Archibald, Murray Lewis, Paul Taylor, George Balanchine, and Bob Fosse amongst many more internationally recognized choreographers. Ekko has extensive experience in ballet techniques, pointe, contemporary, Graham, Limón, Horton, jazz, improvisation, and has received additional experience from institutions including b12 Festival Berlin, Henny Jurriëns Studio Amsterdam, The Philadelphia Ballet, the Limón Dance Company, and SpringBoard Danse Montreal’s SpringboardX. As a choreographer, she has presented work at the historic 92NY’s Buttenweiser Hall as a part of the Future Dance Festival, curated by a panel of esteemed visionaries including Michael Novak, Dante Puleio, Danni Gee, Janet Wong, and Charmaine Warren. Ekko was also awarded the New Century Dance Project Grand Prize for composition in 2022 under the direction of Jim Vincent, Penny Saunders, Yusha-Marie Sorzano, and Francisco Gella. Over 2023 and 2024, Ekko was selected to premiere three original choreographic works presented at the Boston Conservatory mainstage theater. Inspired by the inherent thread between all forms of expression, she is currently exploring notions of home, memory, and nostalgia within her work. Ekko has also taught and choreographed at studios throughout South Florida, teaching a variety of styles to a wide range of ages, from children to adults. She harnesses a cyclical pedagogical approach, emphasizing the give and take required from both student and teacher to facilitate growth. The studios she has worked with include Palm Beach Atlantic University Preparatory Program, That’s Dancing, Precision Dance Conservatory, and Palm Beach Academy of Dance Arts.