Since the age of 12 she has been fascinated with dance, while still in high school she had already performed with the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera and the West Virginia Public Theater (Morgantown). Graduated from Woodland Hills HS near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attended Point Park University in Pittsburgh. She was struck with an atrial septal defect, a hole in the heart that forced her to have open-heart surgery. Though she suffered through a long recovery she no longer has any complications. She is married. Show less «