Avery D. Wilson
Artist. Movement Storyteller. Coach. Performer. Speaker.
A Life Told in Movement
I’m Avery, a creative who believes love matters. For more than twenty years, my work has moved through stages, film sets, classrooms, studios, and leadership spaces. Rooted in craft and faith, I’m returning to artistic spaces with a desire to bring that range to people and projects centered on movement, growth, creative expression, and meaningful work.
A Career On Stage & Screen
From multidisciplinary performances on stage to appearances on screen, I’ve been blessed with a life shaped by the arts. I’ve competed, choreographed, coached, directed, and led, with opportunities ranging from national titles and championship programs to professional stages abroad. Today, I’m less interested in what achievement can bring and more interested in where my gifts and lessons learned can serve.
Dance, My First Love
Formal training with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Debbie Allen Dance Academy
Paris To Miss America
Performed at the LIDO de Paris and served as a Louisiana Local Director in the Miss America Organization
Film & Reality TV
SAG-AFTRA film work including Queen & Slim and BOLDEN, plus the inaugural season of BET's College Hill
How We Begin
Every working relationship starts with a conversation. First we talk about what you’re looking for, where you are, and what the project or goal requires. From there, we figure out what makes sense and whether there’s a meaningful way to work together.
A Second-Mountain Season
After years of chasing achievement and ambitious pursuits, I’ve entered a different kind of season. One shaped by deeper questions: What am I here to give? Who am I becoming? And how might what I’ve learned become useful to someone else? I’m drawn to people standing at their own crossroads, whether in their artistry, work, wellness, relationships, or sense of purpose.
Sometimes the next chapter requires a new skill or strategy. Sometimes simply the bravery to begin again. That’s the kind of soulwork I want to be part of.
Mr. United States 2016
National titleholder, and a two-time NCA Collegiate All-American
MLK Leadership Honoree
Recognized by the City of Baton Rouge for arts and culture leadership
Scholar & Advocate
Summa Cum Laude in Political Science; reparations research at UCLA's Ralph J. Bunche Center
Now On The Floor
The Floor
Season 6 · FOX
A Season of Champions
This season, I’m stepping back onto the screen for Season 6 of The Floor, FOX’s competition bringing 100 champions together to compete for $250,000.
For me, it’s a full-circle moment: a chance to compete, bring years of work and performance experience to the floor, and step into a new chapter with some of what has shaped me along the way. Sharing that experience with a cast of champions from so many different walks of life has been both humbling and unforgettable. I’m grateful for the opportunity to be part of something that brought so many accomplished people into one room, and onto one floor.
Season 6 premieres Wednesday, September 23 at 8 PM ET/PT on FOX, with new episodes airing Wednesdays. More from the experience is still to come. For now, I’d love for you to watch and follow along for a wild ride!
