Elizabeth (Eli) Zepeda (she/her) is a Bay Area native and proud graduate of the Saint Mary's College of California (SMC) and Mills College dance programs where she earned her BA and MFA in Dance, respectively. Eli has been part of the Bay Area dance scene for more than 20 years, but her first professional dance gig was with Deborah Slater Dance Theater! Most recently, she's been honored to perform with Slack Dance, Blind Tiger Society, Paufve Dance, and Nancy Karp + Dancers, and she is a founding member of Angela Demmel & Dancers. In addition to being the Studio 210 Residency Manager, Eli is also the Youth Program Coordinator at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, where she's excited to introduce young people to the beautiful community of dancers in the East Bay. When she's not dancing, Eli loves to sew, read, cook, and hang out with her guys–Jaime, Gabriel, and Rocky.