Education
Ms. Easterling received her Master of Fine Arts Degree in Dance from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She has an undergraduate degree in International Relations and Italian Area Studies from the University of Minnesota. She also attended the University of Bologna in Italy as part of the Bologna Cooperative Studies Program.
Training
Ms. Easterling began her studies in dance in Minnesota with renowned children's dance teachers Loyce Houlton and Frank Bourman. In addition to dance, she also trained as a figure skater in her youth. She continued her studies in classical dance with Nicole Sowinska and Daniel Job at the Schools of the San Francisco Ballet and of the Cleveland Ballet, where she was a recipient of the Kay Williams Scholarship for Excellence.
Ms. Easterling has performed with the Cleveland San Jose Ballet, The Minnesota Dance Theatre, Ballet Minnesota, Imago Dance Theater, Ballet Mink Colbert, and in works by choreographers Mark Morris, Loyce Houlton, Daniel Ezralow, Bonnie Mathis, Erica Murkofsky, Jennifer Tsukayama, Amy Kail, and Demetrius Klein. She has also studied acting with Sam Schacht and is a skilled dramatic performer.
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A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Anne Easterling has been dancing professionally since 1986, and has performed a wide range of both classical and modern work in the United States and in Europe. She has been a teacher of ballet and creative dance since 1997.