Rhodes Elliott is originally from Florence, South Carolina. Rhodes retired in 2018 as a Demi-Soloist with Houston Ballet, after having been with the company for 11 seasons. He received his early dance training and pre-professional experience with South Carolina Dance Theater under the tutelage of the esteemed Susan Rowe and is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA). He attended several summer programs throughout his training, including North Carolina Dance Theater, Houston Ballet, and UNCSA.

While dancing with Houston Ballet, Rhodes enjoyed performing many works, including those by Stanton Welch, Jiří Kylián, Christopher Bruce, Mark Morris, Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Sir Frederick Ashton, Ben Stevenson, Twyla Tharp, William Forsythe, George Balanchine, and Christopher Wheeldon. After retiring from Houston Ballet, Rhodes was the Assistant Ballet Director at Texas Academy of Dance Arts in The Woodlands, Texas. In 2021, Rhodes joined Texas Ballet Theater School (TBTS) as a Studio Training Company Instructor, and also served as a Professional Training Division Instructor at TBTS Dallas. In August 2023, Rhodes was named Rehearsal Director of the Sacramento Ballet Second Company (SBSC), and in January 2026, he became Director of SBSC.

Rhodes joins the faculty of Cincinnati Ballet’s Otto M. Budig Academy as Principal, Professional Training Division.