Erika Edison

Erika is a dance and musical theatre professional with 7 years experience in New York City and 5
years in the Philadelphia-area. She’s worked across 35 US states, 8 countries and 3 continents as
a performer, teacher, adjudicator, and studio/competition director.

Erika moved to from the Philadelphia-area to New York City at 19 to pursue her professional
dance career. She graduated from the Dance Theatre Conservatory at the American Musical and
Dramatic Academy (“AMDA”) and the Professional Semester at Broadway Dance Center.

As a performer, she appeared as Enid Hoopes on the International Tour of “Legally Blonde: the
Musical,” which made stops in Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, and other major Asian cities. She is
a proud member of Actors Equity Association.

As a teacher, Erika has been on the faculty at AMDA and the New York Conservatory for
Dramatic Arts.

As an adjudicator, she has been welcomed onto the judging panel at a multitude of dance
competitions and conventions, including: World Dance Championship, World Dance Pageant,
KAR, Artists Simply Human, REVEL, Starquest, Headliners, In10sity, Onstage America, True
Dance Challenge, and DECA. She has experience not only as a regular panelist, but also as a
head judge, a teacher judge, and in live critiques. In addition to dance events, she has judged
pageants - including the Miss America Organization. She is a proud member of Impact Dance
Adjudicators.

Since COVID-19, Erika relocated back to the Philadelphia-area, assuming her role with her
family-owned dance studio. For 4 years, she has been the Administrative Director and Lead
Teacher at The Dance Gallery - an ADDC Studio of Excellence. She teaches styles including
ballet, lyrical, jazz, tap, and musical theatre. Her students have received overall high scores,
technique awards, and titles - and she’s had students accepted to prestigious programs at the
Joffrey Ballet, the Philadelphia Ballet, the Rock School, and the Central Pennsylvania Youth
Ballet.

Alongside her dance career, Erika is currently a senior at the University of Pennsylvania,
completing her Bachelor's Degree in Creative and Professional Writing.

Find Erika at @eedisondance on Instagram and TikTok!