Summer is from New Salem, Pennsylvania. She studied a wide range of dance disciplines in her teens, winning top awards and perfect scores at Regional and National competitions. Summer went on to focus her study in the classical Vaganova Ballet Method and Contemporary Dance, performing professionally for the Kentucky Ballet Theatre, Grand Rapids Ballet & Ballet Fantastique. Summer is honored with invitations to perform as an International Guest Artist. Most recently, she was one of 50 international applicants selected to perform at the prestigious “Grand Audition” in Barcelona, Spain! She has danced under the direction of top teachers and choreographers such as Nikoloz Makhaetli, Norbe Risco, Patricia Barker, Gina Patterson, Sagi Gross, and Val Caniparoli. Summer is President and Primary Teacher of Little Mozarts Performing Arts Non-Profit Organization. Her students have won top awards at YAGP, as well as scholarships to conventions and summer programs, including Bolshoi Ballet, CPYB, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, and Joffery Ballet. Little Mozarts mission is to help develop students into gracious, confident, expressive dancers who will enhance the professional dance world and continue to share the art of ballet & dance to other local communities in the future!