![]() She has taught master classes through The Broadway Connection in over ten major cities in the United States, including Los Angeles and New York City. She is a faculty member at Princeton University and was previously a member of the judges panel for Starbound National Talent Competition. After the birth of her first son in 2013, Elaine traded in her performing career and has come full circle to teaching dance. She began her training at the Academy of Dance Arts in Red Bank, NJ, and went on to study at The School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theater Summer Intensive, Chautauqua, Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell, The Rock School,The Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, The Atlantic Theater School, and NYU's Tisch School of the Arts Dance Program. ![]() ![]() In addition to several other regional credits, she appeared as Marilyn Monroe for the 2012 Broadway Easter Bonnet, performed at the Minskoff Theater on Broadway. She then went on to join The Phantom of the Opera Broadway National Tour where she performed in every major city in the U.S. During her time there she was featured in the world premier of Christopher Wheeldon’s Swan Lake, performed as a soloist in the world premier of Matthew Neenanan’s Le Travail, for which she was recognized by The New York Times, and was featured in Peter Martins’ Fearful Symmetries, Paul Taylor’s Company B, Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, and several works by George Balanchine, amongst others. Elaine Matthews, Director: Elaine Matthews was an original member of The Pennsylvania Ballet II and after six months was asked to join The Pennsylvania Ballet, under the direction of Roy Kaiser, where she performed roles both in the corps and as a soloist.
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