Unissa Cruse

Unissa Cruse is a professional dancer and actor. She graduated from the University of Maryland- College Park with a BA in Dance and BS in Family Science. Since college, she’s had the privilege of traveling the United States and Canada working in the entertainment industry. Her previous credits include West Side Story, Mary Poppins, Hairspray Live! and a number of plays, short films, commercials, and social media ads. Unissa is also a freelance choreographer and has served as a company member and artistic director for dance organizations throughout the DC Metro area. In her spare time, she enjoys styling photoshoots, listening to podcasts, writing stories, creating screenplay plots, baking, crafting and spoken word. Most recently, Unissa has been developing original, improvisational comedy skits under the name, Ms. Ethel. Unissa is also tackling the world of modeling and voiceover. Her goal is to advance as a creative director someday and she believes “the future is promising.”