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Emily Grace Kersey is a performer based in New York City. She made her Broadway debut as Cassandra in CATS, and has toured both in the United States and abroad with Flashdance: the Musical and Bullets Over Broadway. She has performed in productions at La Jolla Playhouse, Ogunquit Playhouse, Riverside Theatre and Gateway Playhouse among others, and has appeared on TV as a dancer on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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Originally from Williamsburg, Virginia, Kersey began her dance training at Chamber Ballet and continued on to the Institute for Dance where her passion for dance really took off. She began performing professionally at Busch Gardens Williamsburg before attending The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA where she performed works by William Forsythe, Monique Haley, Sidra Bell, and Al Blackstone among others. While in Philadelphia, Kersey was a member of Michael Susten's Xhale Dance Company. She then attended Broadway Dance Center's Summer Professional Semester in New York City. Emily received her B.F.A. in Jazz Dance Performance with a Minor in Musical Theater.
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