Ellie Rekcamp, Instructor

Ellie's dance career started at the age of 3 in the suburbs of Chicago, where she spent years studying a variety of dance styles from ballet and tap to modern, musical theatre, and flamenco. She has attended a number of dance competitions and conventions from the age of 12, and earned a Starbound National Title in 2016.

Ellie attended the esteemed Chicago National Association of Dance Masters (CNADM) convention for many years, eventually earning a scholarship in 2018 for the Ballet Forum program. At CNADM, she was able to study under acclaimed instructors such as Nick Pupillo, Kate Jablonski, and more. She has attended many intensives at Visceral Dance in Chicago, also under instruction of Nick Pupillo.

In the summer of 2022, Ellie served as the assistant director of the dance program at Kents Hill Sports Camp, and she is currently the Vice President of Augustana College's Dance Company. She is majoring in French Education at Augustana and aspires to be a teacher and dance coach when she graduates. She can't imagine her life without dance and strives to share that same passion with her students.