Rita has been involved in many genres of performing arts including dance, theatre, print, TV, and film.  She has studied ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, gymnastics, clogging, Celtic, ballroom, and Latin jazz. 

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She received her dance instruction certification in ballet, jazz, tap, and acrobatics from Dance Masters of America and sits on the board of directors for DMA Chapter #25- Pennsylvania Association of Dance Teachers and on the National Board as delegate of the chapter.  

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She is also a member of Screen Actors Guild, and has appeared in such movies as Mighty Macs, Rocky Balboa, Invincible and  Presumed Innocent.  She also starred in the indi film “The Death of Milo Freedman” as Trixie (her short moment as a blonde). 

Rita graduated from Drexel University with a BS in Design and Merchandising with a concentration in small business and show production.  Her choreography has appeared in industrial commercials and in the Magic Music Days program in Walt Disney World. 

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For over a decade Rita has traveled the country on the competition circuit as a backstage manager, tabulator, assistant director and competition judge.  She loves getting to work with dancers all over the country.

Rita continues as a freelance consultant for A Wish Come True Costumes  & most recently took on the job as director of the United Dance Merchants of America's industry Runway Show.  

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Rita enjoys how eager her students are to learn and execute new skills and their determination to give it their all.