Eileen Walters
Eileen Walters earned her B.S. in Mass Communications and minor in Marketing at Miami University in Ohio. Prior to that she studied and toured with the Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet, traveling as far as Taiwan. She spent summers dancing on scholarship at various programs including The Chautauqua Institute, Erie Ballet, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, and the Briansky Saratoga Ballet Center. While completing her undergraduate degree, Eileen was a member of Miami University Dance Theatre, with whom she had the opportunity to create two original works. She also performed at three American College Dance Festivals and participated in many lecture demonstrations at local public schools. Locally, Eileen has performed with Traduza Dance Company, with Walter Kennedy and Dancers at the Hult Center, two seasons with The University of Oregon Repertory Dance Company, and with Rita Honka Dance, both in Eugene and in Chicago. In 2005-06 she studied for eight months in New York City, primarily at Dance New Amsterdam and The Paul Taylor School. Currently, she spends her days taking care of her two small children, and is a member in her fourth season with the touring group Dance Africa. She is thrilled to be on staff at The Eugene Ballet Academy