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From a very young age, I knew I wanted to be a dancer. My mom says I would dance constantly and she would catch me moving in grocery store isles, in the car, at festivals and museums, anywhere there was music, I was moving. At three years old she put me into dance classes and at nine I had decided that it was going to be my career of choice. I had also always had a love of movies. My dad and I always watched movies together and still do today. My mom went to Ringling School of Arts and Design to be a scenic artist for Film and Television, and I loved hearing her stories. By middle school, I joined the ITV, or Video Production program major at my K-8 arts school and I fell in love.

 

Going into college, I knew I had to have both in my life. I leaned more into my dance program, but the more film courses I took the more I loved it. I attended Florida Southern College and after four years, I graduated Magna Cum Laude with two degrees. As I look back, I tend to think I was crazy squeezing it all in. The degrees officially are listed as a BFA in Dance Performance & Choreography and a BA in Communications with a Film Studies focus, leading me to pursue my dreams of creating dance films.

 

Over the years, I have had many wonderful opportunities to direct and perform throughout the Central Florida area. While at Florida Southern, I held a leading role in the Emerging Artist Showcase, where I directed and choreographed for the show, and choreographed for my thesis project in what became a dance film. I also had the pleasure of performing in Lakeland’s Historic Munn Park at the Art Crawl, and was a part of 2019’s Cast of ZooTampa’s Creatures of the Night. These, along with many other wonderful experiences, such as participating in Central Florida Choreographers Collaboration’s 2020 & 2021 season, and moments within the 2022 season, and volunteering for 3 years with the film-based nonprofit, Give Visuals, have all allowed me to grow and become a more well-rounded dancer and artist. These experiences lead me to one of my proudest projects, BOUND, my short film from CFCC's 2021 season, which continues to make great strides throughout the film community, by becoming a four time internationally award winning film!

 

As I continue my journey, I look forward to a bright future filled with many more opportunities to connect with other artists in the dance and film industry.