Eric Otto

Instructor

Central Park Dance

Eric Otto was born and raised in Westchester, New York. He began dancing at the age of seven with the School of American Ballet in New York City. He has danced professionally with the New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, and Ballet X. Most recently, Eric was an original Broadway cast member of Twyla Tharp's "Come Fly Away", where he danced the lead role of Sid. In 2003 Mr. Otto was invited to join the Broadway and touring companies of Ms. Tharp's "Movin’ Out" where he danced the principal role of James. Eric has performed an extensive repertoire including ballets by Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, John Cranko, Jiri Kylian, Kenneth McMillan, and Jerome Robbins. He has had roles created for him by Twyla Tharp, Paul Taylor, Matthew Neenan, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, and Natalie Weir.