Derek Elliott Jr.

Derek Elliott Jr. (dancer) is a performing artist residing in Pennsylvania. He received his BA in dance and a BA in theater with a concentration in musical theater performance from DeSales University. Elliott has been performing in musicals since the age of 13. While in college, he had the privilege of training with dance artists Trinette Singleton, Timothy Cowart, Julia A. Mayo, Derek Crisenti, Steven Casey, and Angela Sigley Grossman. He has performed excerpts from Paul Taylor’s Cloven Kingdom restaged by Annmaria Mazzini, and A Chorus Line directed, choreographed, and restaged by Luis Villabon as an offstage cover/swing at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. In addition to dancing, acting, and singing, Elliott holds a Black Belt in traditional Karate, Jeet Kune Do, and Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu. He also holds an International Parkour Coaching Certification and has additional Parkour professional development training in strength training for movement. He joined MOMIX in 2022.