Monica is a professional musician, teacher, and dancer with 26 years of performance, education, and collaboration. She has studied flute, music theory, and musicology and was awarded a Fulbright to research 18th century secular music in Germany. She performs with modern and historically-informed chamber music ensembles, dances with an ATS troupe called Dance As a Second Language, and enjoys participating in community drum circles. As a person of size, she advocates for health and enjoyment of people of all ages and sizes in dance. She has her General Skills Certification from Carolena Nericcio, the founder of ATS®. In addition to expanding her studio for flute, fife, recorder, and keyboard instruction, Monica would like to spread the knowledge she’s gathering from the Institute for Arts Entrepreneurship and to connect people via music, art, dance, and other creative pursuits.