Dance Honoraria

Elise Drew León

Princess Grace Award:
, 2014

Additional Grants:
• Spring 2015-2016 Professional Development Grant

Elise Drew León, of Puerto Rican descent, is originally from Oxford, CT and joined the Limón Dance Company in 2010. She received her early training with the Brass City Ballet School before graduating from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance. Ms. Drew is a founding member of TAKE Dance Company and has performed withBarkin/Selissen Project, Camille A. Brown andDancers, Luna Negra Dance Theater, Pajarillo Pinta’o, the Santa Fe Opera, and Seán Curran Company. She has performed with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra under the direction of Hope Boykin and has been photographed by Jordan Matter for Dancers Among Us. Ms. Drew teaches for the Limón Institute at the Peridance Capezio Center and also serves as The Ailey School’s Summer Housing Coordinator.