| Elisha Imani Wilson was born in a suburban
town into an interracial family. Her knack for showing off quickly became
apparent. At the early age of four, her parents started her in dance classes.
Elisha took to the dance classes very quickly and soon she was dancing almost
every day. Naturally this lead to other aspects of performing.At the age
of 9 she began modeling and by 11 she was performing bit parts in plays
performed by the local community theatre. At the age of 12, she began training
with a professional dance company and was soon performing and touring with
them. Throughout high school dance became her focus. She continued to work
with the company and quickly excelled to soloist roles. She spent summers
studying with other companies such as Ailvin Ailey and Dance Theater of
Harlem. Upon graduation Elisha began to freelance with many companies. Finally,
she found a home with Urban Dance Theatre where she has been dancing for
three years.
Although dance will always be her first love, she grew restless with
the limitations of the ballet world. So once again she ventured into other
parts of entertainment. She began modeling again and performing in music
videos. Before long she was auditioning for acting jobs. She landed
jobs here and there but always found it difficult to balance her acting
and dancing. It was rare to get a good job that combined the two. She
now hopes to take what she has learned on to many new film projects and
possibly Broadway.
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