Elena Valls Garcia

Elena was born in Madrid, Spain, and grew up in Arizona, USA, where she began dancing at the Plumb Performing Arts Center in Scottsdale. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Conservatory of Dance at Purchase College, State University of New York, under the direction of Kazuko Hirabayashi. She then continued her studies in dance and martial arts at the University of Taipei in Taiwan.

Elena has worked with various companies and choreographers, including Etienne Béchard (Brussels), Maura Morales (Düsseldorf), Kyle Abraham (NYC), Shen Wei (NYC), Manuel Vignoble (NYC), Korhan Basaran (Istanbul), Gregory Dolbashian (NYC), and Samuel Pott (NYC). She has also appeared in films and television, including American Crime (Season 2, directed by John Ridley), FAMA, a Bailar in Madrid, and Cathartic Technology by Jeremy Shaw in Berlin.

Elena joined the Ballet national de Marseille in 2019.