D.Woods

 

Wanita Woodgett, better known as "D. Woods," grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts where she discovered her love for performing at an early age and went on to attend Tri-Cities Magnet High School for Visual and Performing Arts in Atlanta, Georgia and graduate from the prestigious NYU Tisch School of the Arts in New York City in Musical Theatre.

She became a familiar face on television as one of MTV's reality stars for two intense seasons on Diddy's "Making the Band 3" which was one of MTV's most highly rated shows with over 63 million viewers in the tween and young adult demographics. Winning a spot in the pop/R&B girl group Danity Kane (Bad Boy/Atlantic Records), D.Woods went on to achieve chart-topping and certified Platinum status, selling 1.3 million albums, with Danity Kane's #1 album debut on the Billboard charts and their hit single "Showstopper." D.Woods also made a cameo in 2007 box office smash "Stomp the Yard" and hosted "New on Flow" for Time Warner Video-On-Demand urban lifestyle channel FLOW TV. She is back on MTV in 2008 with Danity Kane for a new season of "Making the Band 4" which follows the recording and promotion of their highly anticipated sophomore album.

D.Woods has also appeared with Danity Kane on many television shows including MTV TRL, The Tyra Banks Show, Regis & Kelly, The Today Show, and was a presenter with Danity Kane at the 2006 Billboard Awards. They toured with the Black Eyed Peas in the US and with Christina Aguilera and The Pussycat Dolls on a sold-out 40 city tour in 2007.

Prior to Making the Band and Danity Kane, D. Woods trained extensively in voice, acting, and all genres of dance including modern, ballet, hip-hop, and West African and performed in off-Broadway stage and theater productions, commercials, and on tour as a dancer with major recording artists. Also a talented songwriter, D. Woods has written for and collaborated with other major pop/R&B and hip-hop artists including Danity Kane.