Epiphany Elease grew up in Loveland, OH just outside of Cincinnati. She began dancing at the age of two and studied classical ballet, modern, jazz, hip-hop and tap. At 16 she started studying and performing with former New York City Ballet dancer, Jennifer Porteous Rutherford. Growing up Epiphany performed in Cincinnati Ballet Company’s Nutcracker and began her professional stage performances with ballet tech cincinnati (arts innovation movement: aim cincinnati) original ballets. 

Epiphany is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts and a minor in Environmental Science. She was a founding member of Simone Sobers Dance and was also a member of Jamel Gaines’ Creative Outlet Dance Theater And Ballet Noir, in New York. Her regional theater credits include Mary in Seattle Theater Group's Black Nativity. She has traveled the world as a Production dancer with Norwegian Cruise Line; performing in many shows including the amazing adaptation of Vegas! The Show, and Paradis. Epiphany has worked closely with renowned director and choreographer Otis Sallid and is an active member of SAG-AFTRA.

Stats

Height: 5'7" hair-brown eyes- brown

b.Nov. 3

New york, ny

unions - SAG-AFTRA, AEA

Resume

TV & Film

Detective Chinatown 2

KMK Choir member - NY

The Get Down

Back up singer, Baz Luhrmann/Netflix Original - NY

Suspended - Music Video

Principal Dancer, Livia Solustri/Leah Gottfried - NY

Honest Mistakes - Music Video

Featured Dancer, Brad Aldous/Pete Miser - NY

The Sistahood

Principal, New Vision Films - CA

Camera Dreams

Samantha, JCT TV- CA

Trip the Light Fantastic - Music Video

Featured Dancer, Kaliya warren/NYU - NY

Regional Theater

Soul Nativity

Principal Dancer, otis sallid/Alfred Preisser- NY

Paradis, Vegas! The Show

production dancer, norwegian cruise line

Black Nativity

mary/principal dancer, seattle theater group- wa

Modeling

2010 CIRCLE OF SISTERS- FASHION SHOW
2011 BRIDAL EXPO- FASHION SHOW

gwyneth shoes 

2012 ME IN MY PLACE

2013 DIET COKE HEART TRUTH FASHION SHOW

Red Dress Girl - method models

2013 PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE

Brand Ambassador - showmax ent.

2014 ANGEL'S ENVY

Brand Ambassador

2017 BROOKLYN CLASSIC

Get Behind the Rabbit Productions

Dance Companies

Simone Sobers Dance

2011 Stockholm Fringe Festival
2012 Chorlton Arts Festival – Manchester, England

Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn

2010 Gala of International Dance Stars

2010 & 2011 Summer Stages Central Park

Ballet Noir

2011 Gala of International Dance Stars

Tisch Dance Second Avenue Dance Company

Special Skills & Training

Aerialist – Silks, Lyra & Single Point Trapeze, Singing, Acting, Modeling, Partnering, Some aerial tumbling, Basic gymnastics, Roller skating, Cheerleading & Stunts, Kickboxing,

New York University Tisch School of the Arts (2010) B.F.A in Dance

Dance Department:
Ballet, Modern, Dance Theory/Composition, Music, Dance History, Improvisation, Acting

Summer Dance Festival: Modern
Ron K. Brown/Evidence, Battleworks Dance Company, Keigwin + Company, David Dorfman Dance, Ellis Wood Dance, , Gina Gibney Dance,

Matthew Corozine Studios: Jill Richburg, Matthew Corozine

Ballet Tech Ohio, Cincinnati Youth Ballet & Planet Dance:

Claudia Rudolf Barrett, Anna Reznik, Alexei Kremnev, Jennifer Porteous-Rutherford, Missy Lay Zimmer, Andrew Hubbard