About Emma
Emma Palmer-Rayas is a versatile Austin-based dancer, choreographer and educator, professionally trained in multiple genres, with a deep passion for telling stories through movement. She performs with the Early Era and On Cue collectives, teaches at 620 Dance Centre and has danced in the films Hall Pass and Abstain, Devour.
Whether on stage, on screen or in the studio, Emma brings technical range, expressive performance and a collaborative spirit to every project. She is always looking for the next story to tell.
- Height
- 5'5"
- Specialties
- Choreography, teaching, acting, improvisation, partnering, drill team, turns and leaps, floorwork
Experience
Live performanceSay That Again (Early Era Collective) — Performer, 6 performances (2026)
FilmHall Pass (Ella Gross) — Featured Dancer (2026)
FilmAbstain, Devour (Alexis White & Ella Gross) — Featured Dancer (2026)
Choreography620 Dance Centre — “The Other Side,” “Powerful Women,” “Life’s What You Make It,” “Get’cha Head in the Game” (2026)
ChoreographyTexas A&M Dance Arts Society — “Need To Know” (2025) · “Invincible” (2024)
Live performanceTexas A&M Dance Arts Society Showcases — Dancer and Choreographer (2023–2025)
Teaching620 Dance Centre — Hip-hop, jazz, contemporary, drill team and private lessons (2025–present)
Dance companyEarly Era Collective · On Cue Collective
TrainingOn Cue Collective with Quinton Weathers (2026)
Dance resume
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AcroBalletCommercialContemporaryHip-hopJazzJazz funkLyricalMusical theaterStreet
