Eva Igo
{{Short description|American dancer and actress (born 2002)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Eva Igo
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| birth_name = Eva Igo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|11|9}}
| birth_place = Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
| occupation = {{Hlist | Dancer | Actress | YouTuber}}
| years_active = 2007–present
| notable_works =
| height = 5 feet 6 inches (1.68m) at the age of 20
| website = https://www.evaigoofficial.com
}}
Eva Igo (born November 9, 2002) is an American dancer and actress. She debuted as a dancer on NBC's World of Dance first season, where she finished as runner-up to Les Twins.{{Cite web|url=https://mndancenews.com/2017/a-star-is-born-on-national-tv-as-eva-igo-takes-second-on-world-of-dance/|title=A star is born on national TV as Eva Igo takes second on World of Dance|first=Matt|last=Blewett|date=August 9, 2017}} She specializes in the following dance styles: jazz, contemporary, lyrical, & musical theatre, and technique.{{Cite web |last=Label |first=Five The |title=Eva Igo {{!}} Contemporary |url=https://fivethelabel.com/blogs/instructors/eva-igo-contemporary?srsltid=AfmBOoodnfy_OXjQf7WLuKDqd0YM5GM9LyrL4HhbsehlKBegWYeFeJ_A |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=Five The Label |language=en}}
Personal life
Igo was born and raised in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She began dancing at Larkin Dance Studio in Maplewood, Minnesota at age 3, and began competing at age 5.{{Cite web |title=Eva Igo - Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9290412/bio/ |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last1=Brucculieri |first1=Julia |date=2017-07-19 |title='World Of Dance' Star Eva Igo Doesn't Pay Attention To The Haters |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/eva-igo-world-of-dance_n_596e5763e4b0a03aba85729d |work=HuffPost}}
Career
In 2017, at the age of fourteen, Igo competed in the first season of NBC's World of Dance. She finished second to Les Twins by 0.1 points and came first in the Junior Division. She returned in Season 2.
Following her participation in World of Dance, she performed across the United States and Canada on the World of Dance LIVE Tour in 2017 and headlined at VidCon 2018.{{Cite web |title=Acting |url=https://www.evaigoofficial.com/stills |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230716161104/https://www.evaigoofficial.com/stills |archive-date=2023-07-16 |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=EVA IGO |language=en-US}}
Igo was also featured in Jennifer Lopez's music video, "Amor, Amor, Amor," directed by Jessy Terrero.{{Cite web |title=Acting |url=https://www.evaigoofficial.com/stills |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230716161105/https://www.evaigoofficial.com/stills |archive-date=2023-07-16 |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=EVA IGO |language=en-US}}
She won the Industry Dance Awards{{Cite web |title=Industry Dance Awards |url=https://industrydanceawards.com/}} for "Most Fierce Dancer Under 18".{{cite web |title=DANCERS CHOICE AWARDS 2018 |url=https://industrydanceawards.com/dancers-choice-awards/2018/nominees#most-fierce-dancer-under-18 |website=MOST FIERCE DANCER UNDER 18 Winner}} She was also nominated for a People's Choice Award as the "Competition Contestant of 2018".
In 2019, Igo made a guest appearance on Season 5 of Dance Plus in Mumbai.{{Cite web |title=Bio |url=https://www.evaigoofficial.com/about-eva |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=EVA IGO |language=en-US}}
Igo worked with Welling Films in AXI: Avengers of Xtreme Illusions, alongside actors/dancers Preslee Bishop, Chloe Klitus, and Darrin Dewitt Henson. She made her feature film debut in 2018, starring in The Last Astronaut, directed by Shawn Welling.{{Cite web |title=Bio |url=https://www.evaigoofficial.com/about-eva |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=EVA IGO |language=en-US}} She won "Rising Star" at WorldFest Houston in 2019 for her role as Evena in The Last Astronaut.{{cite web |title=WorldFest Houston, Texas |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000708/2019/1/ |website=WorldFest Houston, USA 2019 Awards |access-date=14 April 2019}}
Igo is a teaching artist working with dancers across the continental United States. She is currently on faculty with Ultimate Dance Tour and teach with Librate Artists.{{Cite web |title=Eva Igo |url=https://www.ultimatedancetour.com/evaigo |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=Ultimatedancetour |language=en}}
References
{{Cite news|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2018/eva-igo-world-of-dance-duels-performance-video-news-20646847915/amp/|title=Eva Igo ('World of Dance') faced her toughest challenge ever during The Duels |last=Montgomery|first=Daniel|date=July 25, 2018 |work=Gold Derby|access-date=November 13, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.larkindancestudio.com|title=Larkin Dance Studio|last=Eva|first=Igo|website=larkindancestudio.com|access-date=November 13, 2018}}
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Category:American female dancers