She began dancing and teaching dance while still a student at Schurz High School in Chicago, continuing on after graduation to dance with the Pavley-Oukrainsky Ballet and Adolph Bolm's Ballet Intime.
She began dancing and teaching dance while still a student at Schurz High School in Chicago and attended the Chicago Normal School of Physical Education. She continued on after graduation to dance with the Pavley-Oukrainsky Ballet and Adolph Bolm's Ballet Intime.