Elliana Kathryn Walmsley is a dancer from Elite Dance Academy in 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 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.