Ashley is an Helen Hayes Nominated and IRNE Award winning dancer, actor, choreographer, director, and filmmaker who is based in NYC. She is a proud graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts (B.F.A. in Dance, B.A. in English and American Literature) and the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance in Austria.
As a performer, Ashley splits her time between the concert, commercial and musical theater worlds. Favorite performances include music videos for Justin Bieber and Mariah Carey, concerts with Ne-Yo, Lady Sovereign, Shakira, Shangela and events for X-Box, Wii, Rite Aid, Bloomingdale's, Macy's, The American Heart Association, Bose Headphones, Ray-Ban, and Cirque du Soleil. Choreographic collaborations include work with Susan Marshall, Jill Johnson, William Forsythe, Andrea Miller, Sidra Bell and Andy Blankenbuehler. Shows include An American in Paris, Newsies, West Side Story, Mary Poppins, A Funny Thing...Forum, and White Christmas. Teaching and master classes for various dance conventions, The Virtual Dance Center and at Peridance in NYC.
Directing, choreographing and writing credits includ events for the Walt Disney Company, Dorothy Parker: The Musical, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, benefits for The Trevor Project and Planned Parenthood, An American in Paris, Newsies, How Did We Get Here? : The Story of The Donner Party,
Fairy Tale Christmas, Once Uponzi Time, All Underdogs Go to Heaven, and Fall of the House (a digitally immersive new play).
When she is not performing or creating, Ashley teaches at Peridance NYC, Broadway Dance Center, The Virtual Dance Center and gives master classes across the country. She is also the founder of Marinelli Moving Pictures, a videography and film editing business.
Ashley lives in Brooklyn with her partner, her puppy Lyanna, and their many plants.
As a performer, Ashley splits her time between the concert, commercial and musical theater worlds. Favorite performances include music videos for Justin Bieber and Mariah Carey, concerts with Ne-Yo, Lady Sovereign, Shakira, Shangela and events for X-Box, Wii, Rite Aid, Bloomingdale's, Macy's, The American Heart Association, Bose Headphones, Ray-Ban, and Cirque du Soleil. Choreographic collaborations include work with Susan Marshall, Jill Johnson, William Forsythe, Andrea Miller, Sidra Bell and Andy Blankenbuehler. Shows include An American in Paris, Newsies, West Side Story, Mary Poppins, A Funny Thing...Forum, and White Christmas. Teaching and master classes for various dance conventions, The Virtual Dance Center and at Peridance in NYC.
Directing, choreographing and writing credits includ events for the Walt Disney Company, Dorothy Parker: The Musical, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, benefits for The Trevor Project and Planned Parenthood, An American in Paris, Newsies, How Did We Get Here? : The Story of The Donner Party,
Fairy Tale Christmas, Once Uponzi Time, All Underdogs Go to Heaven, and Fall of the House (a digitally immersive new play).
When she is not performing or creating, Ashley teaches at Peridance NYC, Broadway Dance Center, The Virtual Dance Center and gives master classes across the country. She is also the founder of Marinelli Moving Pictures, a videography and film editing business.
Ashley lives in Brooklyn with her partner, her puppy Lyanna, and their many plants.