Elisa Toro Franky

Elisa Toro Franky is a professional dancer, teacher, choreographer, and bilingual voiceover actress based in New York City. She is featured in works that integrate ballet, tango, ballroom, and Middle Eastern styles. Elisa currently performs with FJK Dance, with whom she toured to China in 2017. She also worked as Program Director of Accent Dance NYC, an education and performance organization that provides access to dance in underserved communities. 

Elisa has performed with Dardo Galletto Dance at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, and with Christopher Caines Dance at the 92 nd Street Y Kaufman Concert Hall. In May of 2021, Elisa was invited to collaborate with El Puente Presente and a New York Philharmonic string quartet as part of the Bandwagon series. In June of 2021, Elisa performed at I Heart Dance NYC, where dancers from top NYC companies are invited. In September of 2021, she was a featured ballerina in Rhina Valentin’s Sancocho production, in celebration of the Hispanic Heritage Month at Lincoln Center Restart Stages. In December of 2021, Elisa was a featured guest artist in the roles of Snow Queen and Arabian in the Westchester Ballet Company’s Nutcracker season. In May of 2022, Elisa was the principal ballerina in Christopher Caines’ ballet set to Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor.