Emily earned a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Performance and Choreography at Brigham Young University-Idaho. While pursuing her degree, Emily taught creative movement and technique classes and traveled as a dance intensive guest teacher. She has been teaching dance and creative movement for the past six years. Emily began her teaching career in high school as a teaching assistant in the dance program at Powell Elementary Magnet. Following graduation, Emily taught ballet, jazz and beginner tap at Motion Dance in Idaho. In 2021, she returned to North Carolina as a new mother.

Emily actively teaches private lessons in competitive dance and creative movement classes for young children. Emily's love of teaching was passed down to her from her grandmother, Gail Conger, who taught classical ballet for over 50 years. Emily shares her grandmother's love for ballet and has a deep passion for modern dance and creative movement. Emily is dedicated to enriching children's creative vision and love for learning. An explorer of all forms of movement, she’s a certified yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance's Yoga Unlimited. She has a strong background in contemporary, jazz, tap and Pilates.