Emily Speed, from Argyle, Texas, trained under Hugh Nini, Marina Almayeva, and Henry Danton. She has danced professionally with Ballet Tucson, Alabama Ballet, Colorado Ballet (as Demi-Soloist), and Ballet Idaho (as Leading Artist). Notable roles include Aurora, Clara, and the Sugar Plum Fairy, as well as work by Balanchine, Kylián, Tudor, and Tharp. She performed at Vail Dance Festival and Battery Dance Festival and founded AVID Dance in 2024, a project-based company with performances in NYC and Colorado.