Andrea Yorita is from Irvine California, where she received her classical ballet training at Academy of Dance, under the direction of Merle Sepel, Rebecca Tsivkin, and Mignon Furman. In 2012, she graduated as a Gillespie Scholar with a BFA in Dance Performance from the University of California, Irvine, where she studied under Jodie Gates, Molly Lynch, and Donald McKayle.  Originally trained under the R.A.D. syllabus, Andrea has completed all Vocational R.A.D. exams with Distinction and received the Solo Seal Award. In 2008, Andrea competed as a finalist in the Genee International Ballet Competition in Toronto, Canada. She has participated in the National Choreographers Initiative as an apprentice and the Traverse City Dance Project.

Andrea was a 2016 Dance Finalist for the Clive Barnes Award. She joined BalletX in 2012 and spent 11 seasons with the company, touring nationally and internationally while working with many choreographers, including Matthew Neenan, Jamar Roberts, Hope Boykin, Jennifer Archibald, Rena Butler, Penny Saunders, Nicolo Fonte, Trey McIntyre, Cayetano Soto, and Caili Quan. In 2024, she co-founded the Philadelphia-based dance project Sonder Space, which aims to bring collaborative dance performances to the Philadelphia community, and taught at the University of the Arts as an Adjunct Associate Professor.  She is currently a freelance dance artist, performing, assisting, and restaging works by choreographers such as Caili Quan and Matthew Neenan.