D. Woods
| D. Woods | |
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D. Woods in 2006
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Wanita Denise Woodgett |
| Also known as | D. Woods |
| Born |
July 6, 1983 Anaheim, California, United States |
| Origin | Springfield, Massachusetts, United States |
| Genres | Pop, hip hop, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels |
Bad Boy Records (2005–2008), Woodgrane Entertainment (2009–present) |
| Associated acts | Danity Kane (2005–2008), Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Shanell aka SnL, Lil Wayne, Kandi Burruss, Sean Combs, Young Joc, Lloyd, Gorilla Zoe, The Girls Club, T.I., T-Pain |
| Website | D. Woods Official Website |
Bad Boy Records (2005–2008),
Wanita Denise Woodgett (born July 6, 1985), better known as by her nickname D. Woods, is an American singer, dancer, and actress. She is a former member of the girl group Danity Kane. Woods is the founder and CEO of Woodgrane Entertainment.
Woodgett coined the nickname "D. Woods" (her middle initial and shortened surname) because she felt it was easier to pronounce and more memorable than her birth name. Born in Anaheim, California, and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts, she developed a love for performing at the age of three. After relocating to Atlanta, Georgia, she and her sister Shanell (Young Money Entertainment/CashMoney Records artist) went on to attend Tri-Cities High School, a visual and performing arts magnet school in East Point, Georgia; she attained further dance training from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ludwing Foundation in Havanna Cuba and acting instruction at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where she earned a B.F.A. in musical theatre.
Before joining Danity Kane, Woods toured with several major recording artists such as Bow Wow, Lloyd, Avant, Snoop Dogg and Letoya Luckett as a background dancer, performed in theater festivals such as the National Black Theater Festival and Windybrow Festival in Johannesburg South Africa off-Broadway theater productions and interned with Spike Lee's 40 Acres and a Mule Production Company. She was hand picked by director Chris Robinson to appeared in the video "Change Clothes" by Jay-Z, where she was one of the models. D. Woods auditioned in 2005 on the second season of the MTV reality television program Making the Band 3 Sean "Diddy" Combs. Danity Kane's first album debuted August 22, 2006 at #1. Danity Kane, along with the Pussycat Dolls, toured as the opening act for Christina Aguilera.
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