A native to Easton, MD, Markel Antonio Williams began his artistic journey in Musical Theatre. It was from there he would find his passion for dance. He would go on to receive his B.F.A. in Dance: Performance and Choreography from Towson University in 2022. While there, he would perform works by Ray Mercer, Glenn Allen Sims, Runqiao Du, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Carolyn Dorfman, along with many others. He would begin his career dancing with Ballet Embody in 2021. Markel would then go on to join Dallas Black Dance Theatre: Encore in 2022 and perform as a guest artist with Ballet Papillon in 2023.