Ella Ratcliffe was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. She trained at Studio of MoveMINT under the direction of Meg Minter and studied at I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA lead by Christen Reyes. Ratcliffe graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program with a double major in Dance and Communications & Culture. During her time in New York, she worked with artists such as Christopher Huggins, Patrick Coker, Bridget L. Moore, Takehiro Ueyama, Keerati Jinakunwiphat, Tamisha A. Guy, Noelle Kayser, and Ronald K Brown. She is a member of HopeBoykinDance where she recently performed “A Statement of Risk” at Jacob’s Pillow Summer Dance Festival. Ella is in her first season with Dallas Black Dance Theatre Encore, performing works by Ching Ching Wong, Ray Mercer, Kevin Iega Jeff, and Zach Law Ingram, among others. Ratcliffe is thrilled to be back at Studio of MoveMINT and help shape the next generation of dancers.
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