Elizabeth began her ballet training in the Vaganova Method, at the age of 6, at the Cristina Pora Classical Dance Academy where she was trained by former Ballerinas Cristina Pora, Shirley Tetreau and Ballet Master Max Ratevosian. Before graduating from the school, Elizabeth was principal dancer in many school productions, under the staging of Max Ratevosian. She performed such lead roles as Kitri in “Don Quixote”, Odette/Odile in “Swan Lake”, Gulnara in “Le Corsair” & Carmen in “Carmen”, just to name a few. Elizabeth performed as a Guest Artist with the Hamilton Dance Company and was also asked to perform for the International Olympic Committee at the Toronto Olympic Bid. She continued her training at George Brown College; Professional Dance Training Program where she studied Kinesiology, Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Hip Hop, Vocal, Acting & Music. There she was asked to train with onsite Ballet Company Ballet Jorgen and understudy as needed. At the age of 20 Elizabeth performed as a Soloist as well as Corps de Ballet with The Ontario Ballet Theatre. She has also trained at The Broadway Dance Centre in New York City, NY.

At a young age Elizabeth was asked to assist her teacher, Cristina Pora, with the younger children in their ballet classes. This is when Elizabeth found her love for teaching. Through years of training from Cristina Pora, Elizabeth is now a Licentiate Member with the Canadian Dance Teachers Association and a Ballet Teacher, Choreographer and Director of the Cristina Pora Classical Dance Academy. She continues her Teacher Training with workshops through the Canadian Dance Teachers Association as well as Canada’s National Ballet School.