Ella Williams

Faculty – GRADES – Creative

Ella Williams is a professional dancer, born of Canadian, Trinidadian and pakeha NZ descent. currently working in Te Whanganui a tara, Aotearoa .

She is Interested in exploring different worlds through dance and using dance as a way to create space for thought and change.

Ella Williams has successfully managed to be a full-time artist and hopes to continue to share her passion in dance. 

She is interested in exploring different worlds through dance and using dance as a way to create space for thought and change.

For her, dance is a form of connection with the community, a connection to the world through creating and performing as an act of liberation and a connection to ancestors and her history. 

Ella Williams works with companies such as Andanca, Java Dance Theatre, Movement of the human and Manubrium circus. She has performed in shows such as: ‘Show do cafe’ for the measina lab 2023, fringe festival 2024 and a hamilton arts festival, 2025. ‘Torua’, festival of colour, Te Komititianga, Auckland live 2025. 

‘Movement Jazz’ at Circus in your square 2023 with Manubrium Circus Theatre. As well as  working with Java Dance Theatre since 2018 on, secrets in your streets, Back of the bus, creamery, cheese, Treat, Chocolate and Home of the Gods.

She has also created and performed a duo work ‘Gates to memory’ for Kia Mau festival 2025

Ella studied at New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) during 2015 – 2017 and received both a certificate in dance and a diploma in dance.