Elizabeth Portnoy trained at Ballet Academy East, La Guardia High School for the Performing Arts and Studio Maestro. She graduated Hunter College summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in psychology. Currently Elizabeth is enrolled in the Arnhold Graduate Dance Education Program at Hunter College. She has performed with Dances Patrelle, New York Theater Ballet; and K/M.D/M Dance Company. Elizabeth has been a member of the Ballet Academy East faculty since 2009.
New York is the home of some of the most renowned and exemplary dance companies in the world, such as New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theater.
On Saturday September 21st, the New Chamber Ballet, directed by Miro Magloire, celebrated its 10th anniversary with a five-piece program at the City Center Studios.
On June 23rd, Gillian Murphy and Marcelo Gomes were scheduled to dance the lead roles of Odette-Odile and Prince Siegfried in American Ballet Theatre's Swan Lake.