About Me

Rosie Elliott (they/she) is a Miami-born artist living and working in New York. Rosie is also a passionate advocate for equity in dance pedagogy and started their own organization REmove Collective to promote visibility for trans, queer, and gender non-conforming dancers. Most recently, Elliott completed a residency in the Barnard College Movement Lab: they explored play as a site of creative production, confidence-building, and risk-taking. 

Before moving to New York, Rosie graduated from New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida, studying dance. At New World, they performed works by Ohad Naharin, Paul Taylor, Jeffrey Lloyd Smith, Yara Travieso, and numerous others. Elliott participated in the annual student choreography showcase for three consecutive years, earning the Student Choreography Award in 2018 and 2020. Their work “The Waves” (2018) also garnered national recognition when it was selected to be performed at the 92nd Street Y Student Choreography Showcase “DanceUp.” Rosie has attended summer intensives at the Netherlands Dance Theatre, Alonzo King Lines Ballet, and the American Ballet Theatre.

Currently, Rosie is a senior at Barnard College of Columbia University studying Dance and Gender Studies. At Barnard, Rosie has worked with Dual Rivet, Christopher Rudd, Wesley Ensminger, and Colleen Thomas-Young. In the fall of her freshman year, she was commissioned by the Knight Foundation to create a ScreenDance entitled “Making Deux.” In the Spring, Rosie was chosen to participate in the Columbia Ballet Collaborative’s Choreography Mentorship program, creating another new work entitled “Early Spring” under the guidance of Janice Rosario. Elliott again choreographed for CBC in the Fall of their sophomore year.

Rosie believes that dance is inherently political and should be used as a vehicle for social change. Her practice involves both a physical and intellectual investigation. As a queer choreographer, Rosie feels a responsibility to work towards increasing LGBTQ and TGNC visibility in the dance world. Through their work, they aim to create not only a safe but also a healing space for dancers who have felt unsafe or unaffirmed for far too long.