Erin McEachran
SCHOOL DIRECTOR & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Erin McEachran has been teaching ballet to students of all ages and levels since 2005. She trained on full scholarship at Pacific Northwest Ballet for 14 years, performing roles in The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella and The Firebird. She also studied at San Francisco Ballet School and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. After graduating from high school, Ms. Erin danced with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, performing soloist and demi-soloist roles in The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Dracula, Madame Butterfly, The Nutcracker and in George Balanchine’s Serenade, Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Divertimento #15. She also toured with them to the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Wolftrap Performing Arts Center in Virginia, and The Joyce Theatre in New York City.

Ms. Erin has been a part of Emerald Ballet Theatre since its inception in 2007, first as an instructor and performer, and later as a member of the core leadership and artistic team. She was named School Director in September 2024, and Artistic Director in February 2025.

“At EBT’s school, faculty will not only teach students technique, but develop their artistry and confidence, and guide them through the emotional rigor of ballet training. Dance training can be difficult, and there is a long history of teaching ballet with shame, favoritism, and humiliation, but I believe that quality dance instruction can happen without this. Positive reinforcement, inclusion, every student learning and growing, meeting students where they are at … all of this is very important to me and will inform how I lead the school.
 
”I’m proud to offer a cohesive curriculum, and eager to continue our partnerships with families. EBT’s wonderful team of teachers has diverse backgrounds, but we all share a love and joy in teaching dance. We will work together to best serve our individual students and our school. During this year of change and growth and renewal, I am excited to keep learning!”

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