Erica Fischbach danced with American Ballet Theatre and Pacific Northwest Ballet before embarking on her current teaching career, earning a certification in the American Ballet Theatre Curriculum and the Gyrotonic Method. As an Artistic Director of Southhold Dance Theater in South Bend, IN, she prepared her students for various dance competitions including YAGP, where she earned an "Outstanding Teacher" award in 2015. She has taught for summer intensives including American Ballet Theatre and the Colorado Ballet, and is a current guest faculty at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and the Cecchetti Council of America. Ms.Fischbach is currently the Academy Director of Colorado Ballet.