Elizabeth Buchheister
Freelance Dancer
Elizabeth Buchheister is currently a choreographer, teacher, and freelance performer based in New York City. Elizabeth is from Emmitsburg, Maryland and began performing in community musical theater at a young age. She later studied dance at various schools including The City Ballet School. Elizabeth graduated from The Ailey School’s three year certificate program in 2023 as well as completing the Horton pedagogy certification. She has performed works by Alvin Ailey, Amy Hall Garner, Ronald K Brown, Darrell Grand Moultrie, JA Collective, and Kevin Jenkins. Elizabeth currently teaches at 92NY Harkness School of Dance, assists at The Ailey School, and has taught at various dance schools around NYC, DC, and Maryland. Her choreography has been seen at Bridge for Dance’s Uptown Rising, with Ballet Hartford, and the new opera Gracchus. Elizabeth is continuing to develop her voice as a choreographer as well as collaborating with various other types of artists for her works.