Emily Piercy
Dance Artist
Overview
Emily Piercy [em-i-lee peer-see]
[she/her/hers]
Emily was a dancer with New Adventures for 13 years. Her first production with the company was Nutcracker! at Sadler’s Wells in 1993, and then Highland Fling, Swan Lake, Cinderella, The Car Man and Play Without Words.
She created a number of roles during her time with the company, most notably The Girlfriend in Swan Lake which she performed in the West End and on Broadway.
Emily is currently an Associate Lecturer at the University of Chichester, teaching contemporary dance on the Musical Theatre Performance course, as well as a freelance community dance practitioner.
Over the past year she has been developing her practice, specialising in dance for older people, and since September has been leading the Farnham and Re:Connect sessions for New Adventures.