About Eric

Eric Parra is a first-generation Colombian-American artist hailing from Union City, NJ. He began his dance training at Montclair State University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance. Eric has danced for Carolyn Dorfman Dance, Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance, Von Howard Project, and Doug Elkins Choreography, etc among others. Television and film credits include: POSE on FX, Easter at Crossroads by Crossroads Church, Unconquered by Earl Mosley, and WILD: Act 1 by The Black Iris Project. On stage credits include Hell’s Kitchen (Broadway), Fire Shut Up in My Bones (US Tour), and The Life and Times of Malcolm X (US Tour). Eric has staged works for Santa Barbara Dance Theater, Union City High School, Montclair High School, and Montclair State University. Most recently he has served as a teaching artist for NJPAC, Earl Mosley’s Institute of the Arts, Perry-Mansfield Professional Dance Intensive and Bates Dance Festival. In 2020, he and his cousin Erica Kika Parra co-founded Parra La Gente, a project company designed to celebrate Afro-Colombian heritage through music and dance. Eric is currently a performing artist with Limón Dance Company, Camille A. Brown & Dancers, the Metropolitan Opera, and a vacation swing for Hell’s Kitchen. ericparradance.com