Elliana Vesely (Mover) (she/her)grew up in Northern Wisconsin dancing at Christine’s Dance Company. She graduated in May of 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts degree 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. Elliana is honored to have been a recipient of the Beth Hope Suran Dance Scholarship (2016-2020) and the Jean Congdon Dance Scholarship (2019-2020). While in school, 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.
