Mary was born in Colorado and moved to Montana when she was 9. She played clarinet, took private voice lessons, and participated in numerous plays, including Guys and Dolls. Mary danced throughout junior high and high school almost every day of the week, taking jazz, tap, and ballet. She also had the opportunity to dance in the Nutcracker with Queen City Ballet, traveling weekends to Helena to practice. Now married with four kids, she is ecstatic to be teaching dance and returning to a community she so greatly missed. She is extremely grateful to her friends and family for helping out in every way possible so she can pursue this dream.