Cara Leggio

Cara Leggio is a native New Yorker, dancer, choreographer, instructor and creative artist. Born and raised on Long Island, she grew up studying all genres of dance. Cara attended a performing arts high school and spent her summers attending the Joffrey Ballet School's various Summer Intensives, as well as other collegiate and international intensives. (A favorite being an Exchange Program with the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, Russia.) She received scholarship to attend The Joffrey Ballet School starting as a Ballet Trainee, then eventually joining the Jazz & Contemporary Program. She then continued her education graduating from The Institute for American Musical Theatre on scholarship in the Inaugural Class. 
Cara has performed and choreographed in renowned New York theaters such as Symphony Space (Lincoln Center), Alvin Ailey, Martha Graham, Dixon Place, etc. Some of her performing highlights include; Cabaret (Frenchie) with The Heights Players, West Side Story (Jet Girl Clarice and Dance & Fight Captain) with Sioux City Symphony; Six Flags: Unleashed, Broadway Bares, & traveling across the country for concert events and touring productions.
Some choreographic highlights include; The Addams Family, Beetlejuice, Legally Blonde, and more (Engeman Theater), Mamma Mia, Hairspray, and more (Plaza Theatrical),  Alice By Heart, The Prom, and more (Ghostlight), self-producing a full evening length Choreography Showcase at the Martha Graham Theatre as well as many dance film projects, & working with Josh Prince in New York Dance Lab’s Inaugural choreography intensive.
Cara is an instructor with Equinox (being a part of kickstarting Ballet by ABT +EQX is a big highlight) and she is honored to be a part of BDC’s Children and Teens Program, helping young artists find their own passion for dance! She continues to perform and create as often as possible all over New York City and beyond.
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