After college, Evans became the chair of a high school English department who coached dance teams and danced for the Memphis Grizzlies on the side. Although she liked her job, she was not in love with it. She always strived to do more and become a better dancer herself.
On impulse, she took an audition and ended up booking a Lil Wayne tour. She wrote her resignation letter to the school on the tour bus.
That was decades ago. Dancing has allowed Evans to work with notable names like Katy Perry, Snoop Dogg, and Alicia Keys. She groomed high school dancers on the Oprah Winfrey Network’s short-lived show Dance Crash and even taught Tina Knowles how to strut in stilettos.
The transition to acting came after Evans audited a class taught by a prominent acting coach Tasha Smith.
When Tasha talked, I never got bored. I never felt tired. I ended up staying in that class after midnight and said, this is what I’m going to do for the rest of my life.
