Brenna Monroe-Cook is originally from Oak Park, Illinois. Her dance training began at the Academy of Movement and Music and the Ruth Page Foundation. She received her BFA from The Juilliard School under the direction of Benjamin Harkavy. Ms. Monroe-Cook was a dancer with the Limón Dance Company from 2003-2007. She then earned her MFA from the University of Washington in Seattle and was a faculty member at Cornish College, Dance Fremont, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and the University of Washington. Ms. Monroe-Cook works internationally teaching ballet and Limón technique, and staging Limón repertoire. She is certified as both a Pilates and GYROKINESIS® instructor. She rejoined the Limón Dance Company in 2013.