Elaine Hendrix has put her dancing sneakers again on for Season 34 of Dancing With the Stars, however she’s actually no stranger to the ballroom. Actually, she was a skilled dancer earlier than an surprising accident utterly derailed her profession path within the early Nineteen Nineties.
The Dad or mum Entice star opened up concerning the accident in the course of the present’s premiere on September 16, then proved she nonetheless has what it takes as a dancer when she scored towards the highest of the leaderboard along with her Week 1 dance. Scroll down for a refresh on what occurred to Hendrix.
What occurred to Elaine Hendrix?
Shortly after she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her skilled profession as a dancer, Hendrix was hit by a automotive. “I used to be using my bike and acquired hit by a automotive, and that modified the whole lot for me,” Hendrix informed Huffington Submit in 2016. “After that, dance grew to become one thing that was very painful to do, so it simply pushed me extra within the course of appearing.”
On Dancing With the Stars, she informed companion Alan Bersten that she’s “actually fortunate that [she] walked away” from the accident.
Is Elaine Hendrix a dancer?
Hendrix was a “classically skilled dancer in trendy and up to date jazz” earlier than her accident. Nonetheless, she stated she has by no means been skilled in ballroom dance, which is what she has to do on Dancing With the Stars.
Within the early days of her profession, Hendrix was working as a mannequin whereas additionally dancing for the Gary Harrison Dance Firm. She grew up in Tennessee after which moved to Atlanta for highschool, attending Northside College of Performing Arts. Throughout her senior yr, she gained a mannequin search, which is how she was in a position to pivot right into a profession as a dancer and mannequin.
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