I fell in love with dance by the age of five and took classes in ballet through college. In high school, I studied both ballet and jazz with the Bonnie Haney Dance Company in the Fargo, North Dakota area. Later, I took swing dance lessons weekly, for years, at both the Wabasha Street Caves and the Tapestry Folkdance Center in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and belly dance classes at The Cassandra School in Minneapolis.  

I’ve been certified in Zumba since 2010 and in Belly Dance Fitness since 2013. I’ve since picked up Zumba Kids and Zumba Gold certifications, as well. When I moved to Macomb, I was thrilled to join the belly dance troupe, Banat Casablanca, and enjoyed many Belly Fit classes with Anne Dixon when Anne was teaching at Free Range.

I am now teaching Zumba Gold and Belly Dance classes at Free Range and am involved in the Nisa Bahija (Joyful Ladies) dance troupe, which has recently formed.