Began Ballet training

Vaganova technique with Irina Kladivova (Pal) and Franckteczech Karhanak (Pal), WWII refugee principle dancers in Central Europe and Germany, danced with German Modern Dance pioneer, Mary Wigman, and were in the first production of Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana,” 1938, Berlin. Established Wichita Falls Ballet Theatre in alliance with Southwestern Regional Ballet Association in US.