Elizabeth "Buffy" Swallow performed with Eveoke Dance Theatre, directed by Gina Angelique, and as a guest dancer with John Malashock and Donald McKayle. She trained in ballet with Kathryn Irey and Robin Morgan; in jazz with Claude thompson; in tap with Linda Sol-Donnel and Sam Webber; and she studied modern dance at Jacobs Pillow, the Modern Traditions Workshop, and with John Malashock. She was a scholarship student at the American Dance Festival in 1998. She received a 1998 Tommy for "Best Female Theatre/Tap Dancer".

Buffy is currently teaching jazz at APA.