Waks then performed in a number of television guest spots including New York Undercover, City Kids, Third Watch, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
As a high school student, Waks was also a professional choreographer and world tour dancer for Reel 2 Real and made appearances in music videos for Wu-Tang Clan ("Oh God"), Elton John ("Believe"), and Tag Team ("Whoomp There It Is").
Waks attended Kingsborough Community College and earned a Bachelor of Science in media and communication from the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University.
Waks, also a singer and songwriter, performed her self-entitled song "Fun Dip" on Fuse TV and appeared in her music video "Neck Bop" which was produced by Al McDowell and featured a cameo by Miri Ben-Ari.
[4] She appeared in runway shows such as Lincoln Center Fashion Week for Popluxe by Richie Rich as well as Skrapper, Chong Cha, Allen & Suzi, Patricia Fields, and various others.
Waks has also worked behind the scenes for MTV as a crowd hyper and casting director and as a production assistant for The Andy Milonakis Show (2005), an associate producer on Good Humor (2002), and When the Devil Comes (2013).