Mary holds a Fellow with the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance. She is a graduate of the School of the Hartford Ballet.  She trained and danced with Joe Jenkins, who was a Blackpool finalist, ranked 3rd in the world. 

   She is a trainer for the ISTD, Adjudicator for the National Dance Council  of America, and a Ballroom Branch Championship level judge.  Locally, Mary has many students pursuing all Dance styles and she takes pride in her long- running Formation Team at The Promenade, which performs new choreography semiannually.  Her students have also achieved honors in the medal system with the ISTD.