AGE: 23

BIRTHDATE & SIGN: September 19, 1982; Virgo

HOMETOWN: Pittsburgh, PA

OCCUPATION: Dance Training Program Coordinator and Physical Therapy Aide

MARITAL STATUS: Single

COLLEGE: Haven’t started grad school yet

DANCE EXPERIENCE: Hip-hop, modern, jazz, tap, ballet and salsa.

CAREER GOALS: Be a physical therapist, and become a clinical massage therapist (specifically for dancers)

LIFETIME GOALS: Play the guitar, speak Spanish, speak sign-language, teach or help run a dance ministry.

3 WORDS THAT BEST DESCRIBE ME: Open-minded, busy and inquisitive.

BEST ADVICE OR QUOTE: “Actions speak louder than words.”

I AM HAPPIEST WHEN: I’m in love (either with a boy or with a dance).

MY CLAIM TO FAME IS: I’m famous???

MOST UNUSUAL JOB: Never had one….I try to stay away from those.

MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT ME: I am quiet

MY MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT WAS: Luckily, I can’t think of one.

MY PASSIONS ARE: Dancing (of course), and pretty much any other GOOD art form (photography, paintings, theatre, poetry, etc).

FAVORITE FOOD: Fruit smoothie (it’s kind of a food)

FAVORITE MOVIE: Center Stage (Favorite Dance Movie)

FAVORITE BOOK: Redemption Song

I STAY HOME TO WATCH: Nothing now…no TV!

IF I COULD VACATION ANYWHERE, I’D GO: To either Brazil or Panama

THE PEOPLE I ADMIRE MOST ARE: Compassionate people who believe in what they do, take action and strive to be the best they can be…all with a sincere heart.

MY PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENT TO DATE IS: Graduating from college, moving to Chicago and working with the dance company I wanted to work with.

THE BEST ADVICE I WOULD GIVE KIDS: “Never give up. Seek your dreams, and God will bless you along the way.”

THE BEST GIFT I’VE EVER RECEIVED: My life, my breath, my passion for dance.

TWO PEOPLE I’D LIKE TO HAVE DINNER WITH: Dianne McIntyre and Martin Luther King, Jr.

WHAT I’D LIKE TO BE DOING IN FIVE YEARS: Working as a massage therapist/physical therapist and performing on the side.