I fell in love with dance 

while living in Quito, Ecuador, where everyone dances. Dance is a part of the fabric of family and life there. When I started seeing improvement in an Urban Dance class under an amazing teacher, I bought into the idea that I could actually learn to dance.

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I reached a point in life where I felt broken. I had been working for a foundation called End Slavery Ministries Ecuador. I found myself unprepared to cope with some of the dark realities I had encountered. I started a healing process for myself, including going to counseling and working through a recovery program. In the meantime, I continued pursuing my newly found love of dance.

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Although many of the things I was learning was helpful, dance began to heal me more than anything else. I enrolled in dance at the local university, and fell in love with ballet. I learned to pay attention to my body and truly listen to what was going on. Seeing the physical progress reminded me of the pattern my heart would follow to heal and progress. Being vulnerable in an encouraging and supportive community met the need for connection in my heart. I learned alignment and breathing, and my tension headaches even began going away.

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In 2023 I finally got to pursue my dream of dancing in New York City. I attended the Broadway Dance Center and even auditioned and made a show dancing hip hop!

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I want to bring my love for dance, poetry, and the arts back from New York City to my hometown.