About Eric

Eric Parra is a first-generation Colombian-American artist hailing from Union City, NJ. He graduated from Montclair State University with a BFA in Dance Performance in 2017. Parra has danced for Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance, Carolyn Dorfman Dance, Von Howard Project, and Doug Elkins Choreography, etc among others. Stage credits include Fire Shut Up in My Bones (US Tour), The Life and Times of Malcolm X (US Tour) and Awaited at the Arnoff Center for the Arts. Television and film credits include POSE on FX, Easter at Crossroads by Crossroads Church, Unconquered by Earl Mosley, WILD: Act 1 by the Black Iris Project and The Winged by the Limón Dance Company among others. Most recently Eric has served as a teaching artist for the José Limón Dance Foundation, Earl Mosley’s Institute of the Arts, and NJPAC. Eric is currently a performing artist with the Limón Dance Company and Camille A. Brown & Dancers.