Cissoko was born in Munich, Germany, to a German mother and Senegalese father.
The artistic director, Karen Kain, had seen her dance at the 2009 Prix de Lausanne.
Cissoko was accepted at LINES, although she did return to National Ballet of Canada in summer 2018 to dance Swan Lake.
[2][3] Cissoko has danced with LINES since 2014, where founder Alonzo King encouraged her to be more improvisational.
[4] Cissoko also started working as a life coach during the COVID-19 pandemic, which she spent in Toronto.