So big thanks to all of the tweeters that helped me name this blog. I'm not exactly sure why I decided to start a blog. I cant even keep a journal going. But hey, ill try anything twice! Where to start???
Well, I guess I should introduce myself for those of you who don't know me or don't know me well. My name is Ashlee Nino and I was born in Fort Worth, TX on January 11, 1985. I was fortunate enough to grow up in a very close family. With parents who are still married today.
(my mom and dad 2008)
I started dancing when I was about 3 years old. Taking your typical ballet, tap and tumbling class, but I quit shortly after when a fellow class mate kicked me in the stomach lol. My mom tells me I was for sure that I was never gonna dance again because "dancers are mean"! However, that only lasted a little while. I started back up again when I was 5 and have been going strong ever since. Something that not a lot of people know about me is that I spent most of my early dance years studying clogging, tap and Irish step. It wasn't until later that I got into Hip hop and dipped into jazz and ballet.
I got into the hip hop culture when I was about 14. I started break dancing with a crew from Dallas called Diverse Soulz. They were like my new family for awhile. From then on, things were history! I had found a place where I felt I belonged! I began dancing professionally when I was 15 and knew at that point I needed to get out to LA as soon as possible.
I moved there alone when I was 19. I had never been to California and had no idea what I was getting myself into. I found a room mate through craigslist. haha I moved to Beverly Hills because it was the only place in LA that I had heard of. I only had $3,000 saved up and my first months rent took 1/3 of it away just like that! I spent a good minute living off of top ramon and McDonalds. My first week there I crashed an audition for a talent agency. A week later I got the call that they wanted to sign me! I didn't book anything for six months, and I feared every day that my agency would drop me! However, I never once looked back or even thought that I couldn't do what I had dreamed of! I searched every day for auditions when I wasn't getting sent on them by my agent until finally I booked a music video for the Hip hop group "The Roots".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V05cauo6lMU (copy and paste)
After that things went slow for awhile... but still I never gave up!
Flash forward to now.. I have worked with artists such as Miley Cyrus, Gwen Stefani, Sean Kingston, The Roots, Will Smith, Omarion, Kat Deluna and many more! I try to remind myself every day to never take a thing for granted! I love life and I appreciate every day that God gives me here on this earth! Ill will wrap this post up for now! Thanks so much for taking the time to read this.... ahhhh (sigh) wow this was kind of therapeutic...I think I may come back to write another soon!
Until Next Time...
Stay up, Ashlee
