AGE: 25
BIRTHDATE & SIGN: March 26, 1980; Aries
HOMETOWN: Chicago, IL
OCCUPATION: Dance Teacher
MARITAL STATUS: Single
COLLEGE: University of Illinois-Chicago
NICKNAME: “Miss Diva”
DANCE EXPERIENCE: Training in ballet/pointe, tap,
jazz, modern and hip-hop. Dancer and choreographer
for youth dance company (Mayfair Academy). Dance with
Primo Dance Troupe of UIC, Flawless Dance Troupe. Back-up
dancer for various Chicago Rap and R&B artists.
CAREER GOALS: Open a Charter School that has a focus
on Fine Arts and Dance, as well as owning a dance studio.
LIFETIME GOALS: Retire as a Superintendent of a Chicago
Public School.
3 WORDS THAT BEST DESCRIBE ME: Extroverted, exotic
and silly.
BEST ADVICE OR QUOTE: “Use what you got, to
get what you want….brain power, skills and talent.”
I AM HAPPIEST WHEN: I complete any goals that I set
for myself with high expectations.
MY CLAIM TO FAME IS: We will see when I get there!
MOST UNUSUAL JOB: I was an usher at UIC Pavillion.
Cleaning up….YUCK!!!
MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT ME: I’m
Haitian, born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
MY MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT WAS: Getting in two car
accidents in the same day! No accidents since then,
though!
MY PASSIONS ARE: Dancing, sleeping and getting massages!
FAVORITE FOOD: Red beans and rice with brown stew
chicken.
FAVORITE MOVIE: The Usual Suspects
I STAY HOME TO WATCH: The History Channel (I’m
a nerd!)
IF I COULD VACATION ANYWHERE, I’D GO: To vacation
in the Islands, where I am from.
THE PEOPLE I ADMIRE MOST ARE: My mother and women
entrepreneurs.
MY PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENT TO DATE IS: Receiving my
Master’s in Education.
THE BEST ADVICE I WOULD GIVE KIDS: “Find your
passion and pursue your goals, let nothing get in your
way!”
THE BEST GIFT I’VE EVER RECEIVED: My daughter,
Samirah.
TWO PEOPLE I’D LIKE TO HAVE DINNER WITH: Debbie
Allen and Alvin Ailey.
WHAT I’D LIKE TO BE DOING IN FIVE YEARS: Principal
of my own Charter School
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