It?s a frequent question I get and I have a few answers for that: I don?t sing (even though I have a song). I don?t do math (hello, calculator!) and I don?t often say ?no? to vanilla macaroons or french fries.
What I didn?t do as a child and teenager: Sit still.?
I learned my first plie at age 2, sketched my first drawing at age 5, bowled a near perfect game at age 13 as a champion bowler, exhibited and sold my artwork in galleries and shows, and started my own graphic design business at age 14. I appeared on every major network channel almost yearly, every Tampa newspaper, Sports Illustrated, Sports Illustrated for Kids, Inc. Magazine, National Geographic for Kids, and even received a congratulatory-keep-up-the-good-work letter from President Clinton. Let?s just say high school was busy. Harvard was impressed and by 2002, after two years of cheering with the Harvard Cheerleading Squad, three years of running the Harvard Graphic Design agency, and four years of dancing and choreographing with Expressions, I graduated cum laude with a concentration in painting in Visual and Environmental Studies (our fancy term for ?art?) and stepped into NYC armed with a portfolio and a set of design skills I learned outside of college.
What I didn?t do as a college graduate: Sleep.?
After a summer at Columbia, I made my way into publishing where, as a self proclaimed bookworm, I was surrounded by a wonderful team of like-minded book lovers. I was able to build a solid foundation of print design and production and after several years entered into art direction and advertising. All the while, outside of the office I was either found in a rehearsal studio or on stage dancing with isa[dance], a dance group I founded in 2002. This eventually led me into the world of fitness where I not only teach dance, but also share the joy of health and movement. Throw into the mix launching a clothing store based in Austin, TX, and an entertainment promotions company in NYC and you can safely say that sleep was a luxury.
What I also don?t do now: Shy away from challenges.
?Looking for an alternative workout, I signed up for a half marathon and ended up completing four. That tipped me off to tackling other crazy things like completing a triathlon (learned to swim for it then finished 3rd in my age group!), picking up djing, producing podcasts, and attempting to learn aerial dance (it?s hard!) Of course there?s other things, like this kickstarter project for one, that I can throw in here but I was trying to keep this bio short. And I?m sure by now, you catch my drift?
Art ExhibitionsCarpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University
Tampa Museum of Art
Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL
Grey Wall Gallery
State Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.
Galaerie Nouvel Espirit
Mailou Art Festival
The Heritage Grill & Pasquinucci Art, St. Petersburg Fl
?Las Damas De Arete Cross of Lorraine Society? Burdines, Tampa, FL
MacDill Art Gallery, MacDill AFB
Florida Strawberry Festival, Plant City, FL
Artists Unlimited, Tampa, FL
Barnes & Nobles Booksellers, Brandon, FL
Barnes & Nobles Booksellers, Marietta, GA
Barnes & Nobles Booksellers, Sarasota, FL
Barnes & Nobles Booksellers, Tampa, FL
City of Tampa, Main Library, Brandon and Tampa, FL
Hillsborough County Center, Tampa FL
Saffron?s Caribbean, St. Petersburg, FL
Training & Study:
Harvard University, B.A. cum laude, Visual & Environmental Studies, concentration in studio arts, painting
University of Tampa summer arts program
University of South Florida
Television & Stage Appearances
LaLa?s Full Court Life, Vh1
Dan Ho Show, Discovery Health Channel
CBS Morning Show (New York)
Self Magazine Workout in the Park (Boston & New York)
GoodDay NY Fox5 (New York)
NY1 (various segments)
Crunch ad campaigns (print, web)
NY Fashion Week (Sachika 2011)
Hot97 Back to School Jam
B96 Summer Bash concert
DJ Residencies
C Wonder (Shops at Columbus Center, flagship)
Smyth Hotel (Tribeca, NYC)
Fitness/Dance Class Schedule
6:30 pm Ass & Abs
7:00 pm Videography
All classes on Fridays at Crunch 38th St. location
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