Elliana Walmsley

**Elliana Kathryn Walmsley** (born June 23, 2007) is a dancer from Boulder, Colorado. Her mother is Yolanda Walmsley.

Elliana first featured on *Dance Moms* as part of the ALDC Mini Team in Season 6. However, after the disbandment of the mini team, she joined the elite team in the following season.

Elliana and her mother remained on the show until the disbandment of the elite team in *Everyone's Replaceable... Even Abby*. She later returned to the show in *Yolanda's Back* before leaving again in *Hannah Unmasked*.

## Other Information

* Her zodiac sign is a Cancer.
* Elliana started dancing at eighteen months old, with her first class being ballet.
* Her favorite style of dance is musical theatre, as she loves how it shows a lot of personality and requires a lot of energy and facial expressions. She has also called ballet a favorite style because it is the foundation of all dance.
* Elliana's dream is to move to New York City, live in a castle and be a principal ballerina at The American Ballet Theatre dancing alongside Misty Copeland.
* In addition to competitive dance, Elliana is also a cheerleader for the Cheer Central Suns.
* Elliana collaborated with Elizabeth Goitia for a dance video called "Unbreakable". The full video will be released September 16. A preview video can be seen here.
* Her signature dance move is her needle.
* Her dance role model is Avery Gay.
* Elliana used to play soccer.
* Ellie hates Tofu.
* Ellie's favorite cartoon show is "SpongeBob SquarePants".
* Her dream car is a Suburban.
* Ellie and Lilly replaced Alysa Owen and Kendyl Fay after they left the ALDC and Dance Moms in Season 6.
* Elliana starred as the lead in the Off Broadway musical "Dance Divas Nutcracker" during the winter of 2017.
* Elliana won the YAGP Hope Award at 2018 Salt Lake City.
* Elliana won The Dance Awards for The Best Mini Female Dancer 2018 and beat Savannah.
* She was Lilly's main competition on Dance Moms, just like Chloe and Maddie's rivalry.
* In 2019, Elliana auditioned and landed the role of Clara in the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular. She had auditioned two times previously before booking the role in 2019.
* Ellie began training in ballroom prior to 2018 and in 2018, she starred as a Pro Dancer in the junior version of Dancing With The Stars.
* Her and Lilliana share the same birthday.
* She has modeled for Sally Miller Fashion and Miss Behave Girls.
* She hit 1 Million followers on Instagram in March 2020.
* She is close friends with Savannah Kristich.
* Ellie replaced Savannah Kristich after she left the ALDC and Dance Moms in Season 8.
* In 2020, she joined Piper Rockelle's YouTube group called The Squad.
* In 2020, she was cast as the character, Claire, on Brat TV's show "Chicken Girls". She appeared in the seventh season along with Coco Quinn who was cast as the character, Katie.
* In August 2020, she joined the TikTok group called Vibe Crew along with fellow castmates, GiaNina Paolantonio and Lilliana Ketchman.
* In August 2020, she collaborated with Rebecca Zamolo along with fellow castmates, GiaNina Paolantonio and Savannah Kristich in a YouTube video titled Best Dance Moms Wins $10,000 Challenge!.
* In October 2020, it was confirmed that she started dating the actor, Jentzen Ramirez.
* She hit 2 Million followers on TikTok in 2020.
* Ellie was the second brunette member that to be featured on the ALDC Mini Team in Season 6 of Dance Moms. The first being Alysa Owen.
* Ellie was the fourth brunette member to be featured on the ALDC Elite Team in Season 8 of Dance Moms. The first being GiaNina Paolantonio, the second being Hannah Colin, and the third being Savannah Kristich.
* She was in the 3rd Grade when she joined the new ALDC Mini Team in Season 6 of Dance Moms.
* She was in the 6th Grade when she joined the new ALDC Elite Competition Team in Season 8 of Dance Moms.

* Like Coco, Elliana was in the goatfamla but left to join the TikTok group called Vibe Crew.
* After leaving "Dance Moms" and ALDC for good Elliana began modeling for Petite 'n Pretty. Modeling for Petite 'n Pretty reunited her with her former "Dance Moms" and ALDC Teammate Pressley Hosbach.