Artist Overview

Valerie graduated magna cum laude from the University of Maryland College Park with a Bachelor’s Degree in Dance. She has experience touring as a performing and teaching artist both nationally and internationally. As a teaching artist, Valerie has brought dance into schools in South Africa and St. George’s, Grenada and has received an invitation from the Danish Embassy to participate in a Cultural Arts Program Exchange Visit to Denmark. Valerie became a Teaching Artist with Young Audiences of Maryland in the fall of 2013, to bring dance to schools throughout the Baltimore City area and beyond.