As a child growing up in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, I was rather shy and introverted until my parents enrolled me in a dance class at the age of five. This class proved to be the first step in a lifelong passion and its numerous therapeutic applications.

For many years my main focus was ballet until I attended Ryerson University’s Bachelor of Fine Arts Dance program in 2004 and took my first modern dance class. Modern dance quickly became the discipline I favoured most and it continues to be an essential part of my life. At Ryerson I had also taken a course in anatomy geared towards injury prevention in dancers. I was drawn to the complexity of the human body and how it can be manipulated to strike a healthy balance between the physical and the mental state. 

After graduation in 2008 I moved to New York City to pursue a career in dance. This led to many exciting projects for the next three years, but the seeds that had been planted in university grew too big to ignore and I found myself drawn to manual therapy with the intention of helping individuals find wellness. Upon returning to Guelph I enrolled in the Canadian College of Massage and  Hydrotherapy where I graduated with honours in 2014. It excites me to be a part of both the Guelph dance community and the health practitioners they work with because I am constantly learning from both. My other interests include snowshoeing in the winter, hiking in the summer with my better half, Daniel, and our two kids: Norah and Will

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