Additionally, Alana has performed with Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet in Colorado and alongside stars such as Liza Minnelli, Richard Simmons, Tim Gunn, Jane Lynch, and the cast of ???UglyBetty.??? She received her acting training at T. Schreiber, and William Esper Studios in New York, and appeared in the world premier of Maury Yeston's Hans Christian Andersen with Maine State Music Theatre.