Born in Chandler, Arizona, Ellis Roux started dancing at the age of seven at a small studio called Allard Academy of Dance, later named Great Lakes Dance Centre. They’ve also trained at Ballet Detroit, and finally The School of Ballet Arizona before joining the company.
Their guest performances include dancing with Arizona Youth Ballet under Christina Hampton in Cinderella as Prince Charming and the Nutcracker as nutcracker/caviler, and with Convergence Ballet in Alice in wonderland land as the march hare.
Last season with Minnesota Ballet they danced as one of the Lumberjacks and as the Porter in Nutcracker: A Duluth Tale, and in Dancing Through They performed Concourse, a contemporary pas, and the Bluebird Pas de duex.