Ashley was born and raised in Charleston, SC where she began dance at a very young age. She trained in a variety of styles including ballet, modern, jazz, tap, and hip hop. Ashley followed her passion for dance at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA, where she performed works by Peter Chu, Aszure Barton, Kyle Abraham, and Garfield Lemonius, to name a few. In April 2020, Ashley graduated from Point Park University earning her BFA in Dance with a concentration in Modern dance.