Born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina, I graduated from the Palmetto Center for the Arts dance program at Richland Northeast High School under the direction of Anne Richardson and Nicole Hardenbergh Czekalski. I began dancing at the age of four with the University of South Carolina's dance program under Susan Anderson, then trained at Columbia Conservatory of Dance under William Starrett, and Pavlovich Ballet School under Radenko Pavlovich. I attended Winthrop University where I gained experience in ballet, modern, jazz, and contemporary techniques. I graduated in May of 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Education, and am excited to begin my sixth year as the dance teacher at Lancaster High School and to be part of Lancaster County School District.