Erdenetuya Batsukh, better known as Elle, is married to Steven Seagal. The couple have a son, Kunzang. Elle is from Mongolia. She trained as a dancer from her early age at the Children's Palace in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. After her graduation from high school and the Children's Palace, she pursued a career as a professional dancer. She won numerous dancing contests, and she was considered as the top female dancer in Mongolia. She particularly excelled in ballroom dance. Erdenetuya first worked as Steven Seagal's interpreter when he visited Mongolia in 2001. Steven met Elle in Outer Mongolia in 2002 ago when he was out there trying to raise money to finance a film about Genghis Khan. Elle was Seagal's assistant for five years before they married. The two married in 2009 shortly before their son, Kunzang, was born (September 17, 2009).