I started dancing at the age of 3 so that I had a place to get my jitters out. In addition to soccer, basketball, swimming, and gymnastics, I was an active little dancer. Little did my mom know back then, dance was a phase I would never grow out of. I became more interested in ballet, training in the Italian style of Cecchetti and testing through level 6 of the syllabus. 

I also began competing with Backstage Dance Academy in Naples, Florida, performing a variety of styles and participating in both team competitions and solo ballet competitions. 

Eventually, I stopped competing and intensified my ballet training at Gulfshore Ballet in Fort Myers, FL where I had the opportunity to perform full-length ballets and grow in lead roles. Some of my favorites were Dew Drop in The Nutcracker and Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty.

After graduating high school, I became a proud Wildcat and continued my dance training at the University of Arizona from 2020 - 2024 where I trained in and performed various styles such as ballet, pointe, partnering, jazz, tap, contemporary, Africanna, hip hop, and heels.