Gina Reneé Ellis

 

Gina Ellis, A native Detroiter, Gina danced on the commercial and concert stages in New York for 18 years.  She has had the pleasure of working and assisting choreographer’s such as Tony Award Winning George Faison, Louis Johnson, Cab Calloway, Dinhann Carroll, Tremaine Hawkins, Debbie Allen,  Melba Moore and Denzel Washington, to name a few.  Ms. Ellis has appeared in the Broadway and National Companies of The Wiz, Perlie and the European production of Body and Soul.  She was also the assistant stage manager of the national company of Five Guys Named Moe.  She has appeared in Spike Lee’s Malcolm X and the HBO’s Josephine Baker Story.  Returning to Detroit in 1994, Gina worked on the Super Bowl XL as assistant choreographer for the Stevie Wonder pre-show.  Recently retired from Renaissance High School after 20 years last summer she assisted and appeared in the 40th Anniversary of the Broadway and movie celebration of The Wiz.