A Seattle area native, Helen has trained extensively in ballet, modern, jazz, and contemporary from a very early age. She solidified her technical foundation (while on scholarship), at the Dance Academy of Bellevue, subsequently training at facilities such as Velocity Dance Center, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Cornish College of the Arts, and Westlake Dance Center.

Prior to her teaching years, Helen danced competitively in both regional and national competitions, winning high scores in group and solo jazz and lyrical divisions under the direction of Kirsten Cooper, Kim Gockel, and Sheri Lewis (WDC Performance Group).

Helen is proud to have completed full certification through Dance Masters Of America’s Teachers Training School at the University of New York, Buffalo, and continues her training in kinesiology-based work through various intensive workshops and seminars around the U.S. Helen has enjoyed being a busy teacher and choreographer in the Pacific Northwest and the Bay Area,  and her work can be seen on companies in Washington, Oregon, San Francisco, San Jose, and Mill Valley in both professional and competitive venues.