Elliana Vesely grew up in Northern Wisconsin dancing at Christine’s Dance Company. As of May of 2020, she holds a B.A. in dance from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. She complemented this degree with studies in biology and health & wellness promotion, receiving minors in both. While at the U of M, Elliana was the Director’s Assistant for the 2020 University of Minnesota Dance Concert: Spring in Winter and the Assistant Stage Manager for the 2019 University of Minnesota Dance Concert: Spring in Winter. In addition to this, she was Co-President of the U of M student group, Student Dance Coalition and a 2017-2018 U of M Admissions Ambassador. Elliana is honored to have been a recipient of the Beth Hope Suran Scholarship (2016-2020) and the Jean Congdon Scholarship (2019-2020). During this time she had the pleasure of working with Crash Dance Company & Shapiro and Smith Dance and performed in the 2018 North-Central American College Dance Association Gala. Elliana has been cast in works by acclaimed artists: Leah Nelson, Joan Smith, Robert Moses, Eko Supriyanto, Kjara Wurst, Carl Flink, Jessie Gold, Berit Ahlgren, Helen Hatch, Marcus Jarrell Willis, Stefanie Batten Bland, Alanna Morris & Yusha-Marie Sorzano. She has had the privilege of dancing for Shapiro and Smith Dance, ARENA DANCES, MN Opera, Walker Art Center, Black Label Movement, and TU Dance.