Where Is She Now? Carlita Ector | INSPIRIT Alumna

INSPIRIT nurtures tomorrow's women in dance performance and choreography. Our blog series Where Is She Now? catches up with some of the fabulous women who have come through the company blossoming into brilliant artists.

Photo by Joey D. 

www.carlitaector.com // www.facebook.com/TeachingArtistCarlita // @CastCarlita

Carlita Victoria Ector is a Raleigh, North Carolina native. She attended The University of NC at Greensboro where she earned her BFA in Dance Performance & Choreography, and K-12 Dance Education. Her favorite credits include -- National Tour: Chuck Davis & The African American Dance Ensemble, Industrial: Glee Project Promo featuring Darren Criss (Lead Singer),  Regional: Dreamgirls (Lorrell Robinson), Hairspray (Little Inez/Dynamite), Shani Collins/Eternal Works (Soloist), and Urban Bush Women (Apprentice).

Favorite performances: American Dance Festival (NC), Dance Africa (TX), Jacob’s Pillow (MA), Dance Theatre Workshop (NY), Ailey Citigroup Theatre (NY), Alliance Francais (Accra, Ghana). Choreography presented in NC, NYC and Seoul, South Korea. Carlita recently returned to the states after almost 2 years in South Korea performing original musical theatre works with Gyeonggi Village Theatre Company, dancing with PAS Jazz Dance Company of Seoul, and studying and performing West African dance in Ghana.

Our one-on-one with Carlita
You have certainly accomplished a lot in many realms of dance and theater. What projects are you working on right now?

Currently, I'm doing a 7-month run of Hairspray as Little Inez & Aladdin at Tuacahn Center for the Arts in Utah. I'm also teaching, teaching, teaching! I do an annual Dance Residency Tour to various schools and studios. Next, I'm headed to Dallas, TX to sing and dance in a Christmas show "Festival of Lights."

What was your favorite INSPIRIT repertory work to perform?
Past Her Rites - the music, movement and and costumes combined to tell an important story. It's a dance you'll never forget.

How did INSPIRIT help you get to where you are today?
I met some amazing women while working with INSPIRIT. I learned a lot about being a teaching artist, really defining my own movement set, and being proactive about my goals. I was able to explore my love for modern, safety release technique, and I even discovered that giving musical theatre a try might be fun too!