Alyssia Duda

Alyssia's love of dance began at the tender age of 3, blossoming into a full-blown passion to pursue a career in the creative arts. This young lady is making strong strides in that direction with a resume that includes high profile ballet performances of the coveted role of the Pierrot Doll for the historic Joffrey Ballet's 28th Nutcracker performance choreographed by The Joffrey Ballet's late founder. As well as a double roll in the 2018 Tony Award winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon's revision of the Nutcracker for the Joffrey Ballet. Recently, Alyssia has expanded her resumes' impressive creative credentials to include acting and modeling. She has be seen on the Fox Television Emmy- nominated show, Empire. In season 3, she played a young xylophone player that serenades principal actress Taraji P. Henson, aka "Cookie," on behalf of a love interest, played by cast member Taye Diggs. In addition to scene stealing appearance, she also scored the role of young Candace, Cookie's s