Eliana Durnbaugh
Teaching Artist
She/Her
Eliana Durnbaugh (hear it) is a multidisciplinary dancer, researcher, and educator based in Minneapolis. She holds a BA in Dance and Microbiology from Carleton College. She has performed in works by Stephen Koplowitz, Darrius Strong, HIJACK, Judith Howard, Herb Johnson III, Emma Marlar & Leila Awadallah, and Mary Willmeng. Eliana has 12 years of training in Bharatanatyam and Graham Modern techniques, touring with Kalaanjali Dance Company in Mumbai, Chennai, and Hyderabad, India 2015. Currently, she teaches at Young Dance and Zenon Dance School. Eliana adores personal somatic inquiry and bases her pedagogy on Laban movement principles. She is a fierce advocate for dance’s radical empathy-building power and how dancing shapes individuals into compassionate community members.