Hailing from Queens, New York, Vergi Rodriguez began her career performing on Off-Broadway with the Harlem Children's Theatre. She continued her musical theater training and was accepted to the New York City High School of the Performing Arts. Vergi has appeared in music videos and on tours with such artists as Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Shaggy and Prince. She was cast in Disney's The Hot Chick (2002) and on MTV's "Scratch & Burn" (2002). Vergi was assistant choreographer on Universal's Honey (2003) and received her first feature film choreography credit in MGM's release Soul Plane (2004).