BIO: A California native, Ellenore Scott grew up dancing under the direction of Ruth Fisher and her own mother, Michelle Burkhart, at Dancenter, a local dance school offering a diverse class schedule introducing Ellenore to hip hop, ballet, jazz, tap, modern and choreography. Ellenore then became a dance instructor for 3 years at Dancenter while she joined the Santa Cruz Ballet Theater Company. Moving to New York in pursuit of a professional dance career, Ellenore was accepted into Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, also known as “The Fame School” as a dance major and became a scholarship student in the Fellowship program at The Ailey School. Ellenore attended dance programs at American Ballet Theater, Dance Theater of Harlem on scholarship, The Juilliard School, Joffrey Ballet, Complexion on scholarship and TAKE dance. While in school, Ellenore was working with choreographers such as Earl Mosley, Christian Von Howard, Nathan Trice, Pedro Ruiz, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Jessica Lang to name a few. In 2006, Ellenore received the opportunity to assist choreographer Earl Mosley on setting "Saddle Up!" on the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. In 2007, Ellenore became a company member of both the Von Howard Project and nathantrice/RITUALS while still in school. In 2008, Ellenore graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art & Performing Arts with Honors and received Honorable Mention and a New York Regional Award from the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts. After graduation, Ellenore signed on to be a part of the world premier work entitled "The Only Tribe", conceived by sculptor Roland Gebhardt and choreographed by Peter Kyle. In 2009, Ellenore performed with emerging choreographer Jill Sigman with jillsigman/thinkdance, as well as Pedro Ruiz for the Latin Choreographers Festival as a soloist. That same year Ellenore was a Finalist on the prime time television show "So You Think You Can Dance" and became America's 4th Favorite Dancer. Since then, she has performed on the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, Dancing with the Stars, One Life to Live, The Ellen Show, The View and has appeared in numerous print and commercial advertisements. She also has signed with MSA Talent Agency of New York City, under the direction of Lucille DiCampli. In 2011, Ellenore will set a new work on the graduating class of LaGuardia High School, premiering in June. Ellenore is thrilled to be a part of the New York City dance community and lives to dance!
- "Ellenore Scott is a peer of mine who I met in my class at LaGuardia High School. I have seen her grow for 4 years of her life as a spectacular performer. Scott was always at the top of her game, maintaining above average grades and excelling at every aspect of performance. My most vivid memory of Scott, was working with her in our senior year as her partner in a piece entitled, On the TanGo, choreographed by Catherine Brikke. She helped bring out the most enthusiastic part of my performance, being that I was nervous to be in a ballet piece, my fourth year dancing. Her specificity and playful energy will always be noticed on stage. It was great watching her move onto the nationally renowned show, So You Think You Can Dance, where she placed fourth and was able to show the world what she had to offer. I am glad she was given this opportunity because she is a dancer of a special breed. Scott has also choreographed a duet you can find on YouTube entitled, Farther where I am her partner. I look forward to her future endeavors!"
- Ellenore Scott's Beatbox Harmonica on So You Think You Can Dance.
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