Elina Golde

Elina Golde is a New York based actress and an award-winning ballerina. Elina was recognized as a promising dancer in Finland and began gaining recognition at international ballet competitions at a young age. Elina is fluent in English, Finnish and Russian. Elina received most of her training in Helsinki as well as in Paris, Cannes, Copenhagen and Amsterdam. After completing high school Elina was offered a contract with the Finnish National Ballet. A year later during her trip to New York she was invited to join the wold-renowned American Ballet Theatre as the first ballerina from Finland. Elina spent a decade dancing with ABT and touring the world performing featured roles in nearly all the classical ballets. Slowly her main focus turned to acting in film and TV and she left the ballet company life. Elina works on both East and West Coasts, keeps up with her dance skills and does occasional modeling.