Emilie Burns (Emi for short) was born in Nashville, TN. Her family moved around quite a bit throughout her childhood and while they lived in New York, Emi joined her first hip-hop class. When her family moved to Arizona, she tried her first acrobatics class. Although that acro class was her first technical experience, Emi has been stretching and flipping for as long as she can remember.

Throughout high school, Emi took part in several musical theater shows. She also trained at ROOTS, where her love for hip-hop and acro truly developed. After graduating, Emi dove straight into teaching at ROOTS as a full-time mentor.

In addition to her love for dance, Emi loves to write music, create art, and practice contortion. She is currently in college for Studio Art and has hopes to continue growing in creating and expression.