“I used to be super, super shy,” she says. “My parents had a friend who suggested they put me in a beauty pageant. So, they put me in a little beauty pageant and put me up on stage. I needed a talent, so I started taking dance classes – and that was my talent.”

What she didn’t realize then, was how much both of those things would become part of her life – and help shape her life down the road.
“I did it, I gained some confidence, and I found out how much I loved dancing.