On Edge Movement

Erin Gallagher

Erin Gallagher began her dance training at Swarthmore Ballet Theatre in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. She continued on scholarship at the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts in Connecticut and later at the Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet in Narberth, Pennsylvania. In 2004, she began her professional career with Ballet Oklahoma under the direction of Bryan Pitts and Laura Flagg-Pitts. There, she danced corps de ballet, soloist, and principal roles, including Sugar Plum Fairy and Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, Queen Anne in The Three Musketeers, and the Lily variation in Romeo and Juliet. After four seasons with Ballet Oklahoma, Erin returned to the Philadelphia area to perform locally. Since then, she has had the opportunity to dance in Pennsylvania Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker as well as with Opus 1 Contemporary Dance. Today, she continues to study, perform, and teach in the Philadelphia area while pursuing her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Temple University.