Elise studied Music Theatre at The National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) graduating in 2003 and has since performed extensively throughout Australia. Elise has sung as both a soloist and choralist across Sydney at functions and venues including the Sydney Theatre Awards, Sydney Easter Parade, Sydney Cricket Ground, Carols in the Domain, Australian Ethnic Small Business Awards and The Australian MO Awards. 

Her professional theatre debut began in the ensemble of the Australian cast of Fiddler on the Roof (TML/Fiddler on the Roof Aust.) alongside Topol. She toured Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth with the show, understudying and later taking over the role of Fruma Sarah. Other theatrical credits include The Winged Ones (Entertainment Alliance), The Pajama Game, Camelot (The Production Company), Palace Whore (Short Sweet and Song) and in the Australian Premiere of Little Women The Broadway Musical (Kookaburra) where she was the sole female cover. She understudied all 6 female roles - Jo, Meg, Beth, Amy, Marmee and Aunt March - and was blessed to have the opportunity to perform the lead role of Jo on a number of occasions.

In 2009 Elise was invited to perform the lead role of June in the Australian Premiere of the musical spoof Musical of Musicals (the Musical) for Triptych Theatre. This quirky four hander parodied the music and styles of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Kander and Ebb and Jerry Herman and boasted an amazing Australian cast and excellent critical acclaim. Following Musical of Musicals, Elise joined the International tour of My Fair Lady for Opera Australia performing in Auckland New Zealand, where she was the sole female swing and understudy for Mrs. Hopkins and both Higgins Servants. In May of 2009 Elise was privileged to join members of the cast of Breast Wishes The Musical to perform excerpts from the show in concert form at the Reach for Recovery Conference in Brisbane, raising money and awareness for Breast Cancer research.

Elise regularly performs for charity having sung for the Mission Australia Charity Gala 2005, Westmead Children's Hospital Charity Ball 2006, Light the Night 2005, 2006 and 2008 and The Awakening Concert 2000. Elise’s cabaret appearances include the 3rd Annual Cabaret Showcase at Bar Me (2005), Lawlapalooza Music Festival (2006), All Star Cabaret for the Sydney Theatre Company (2008) and Up Close and Musical for Kookaburra (2008).

In 2007 Elise took to the Seas, where she performed as a lead singer for the American Cruise Liner Royal Caribbean International. Over the course of 9 months Elise performed all across the globe traveling throughout the United States, Europe, the Greek Islands and Egypt.

In addition to performing, Elise is a professionally accredited teacher of Ballroom and Latin Dancing. Having trained exclusively at Arthur Murrays, she now teaches across Australia in Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Rumba, Cha Cha, Swing, Samba, Mambo, Argentine Tango and Hustle.