ERIKA EDISON

Erika Edison is a dance and musical theatre professional whose career spans over a decade and has taken her to 36 US states, 8 countries, and 3 continents as a performer, teacher, adjudicator, educator, and studio director. Originally from Reading, PA, she launched her career in New York City at 19, completing the Professional Semester at Broadway Dance Center and performing internationally as Enid Hoopes in “Legally Blonde: The Musical” (Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, and more). She has taught on faculty at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy and the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.

Erika has been adjudicating dance competitions and pageants for 10 seasons. She’s judged for over 10 major national competition and convention companies, including: World Dance Championship, World Dance Pageant, KAR/Rainbow, Artists Simply Human, REVEL, Starquest, In10sity, journey, Headliners, OnStage America, True Dance Challenge, DECA, and the Miss America Organization. She has experience not only as a regular panelist, but also as a head judge, a teacher judge, and in live critiques. she is a proud member of Impact Dance Adjudicators.

From 2021 until its closing in 2025, Erika spent four years leading her family’s award-winning dance studio: The Dance Gallery in Reading, PA - an ADCC Studio of Excellence. Her students have received countless overall high scores, technique awards, and titles, and she’s trained dancers who have been accepted to programs including the Joffrey Ballet School, the Rock School, the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, and the School of Philadelphia Ballet.

Erika is currently based in Philadelphia. in addition to her dance career, she is passionate about health and wellbeing. she is an instructor at 305 fitness and city fitness in Philly.

In May 2025, she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 GPA from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Creative and Professional Writing. alongside her dance and fitness careers, she hopes to use her storytelling and creative expression to write books focused on advocating for mental health and wellness.

Find Erika at @erikalynnedison