Christina is the owner of Avantolo and brings to the organization going on 10 years experience as an instructor of ballroom dance. She teaches in the greater Puget Sound area. She works with individuals (both Men and Women), couples, small and large groups. Before her entry into the ballroom community, Christina competed internationally for Hip Hop, Lyrical and Jazz. Her efforts placed her 5th in the world 3 times. Christina has extensive experience choreographing routines for Hip Hop as well as student ballroom and rhythm routines and cabaret / theatre, and enjoys teaching routines to competing amateurs. She takes her experience of choreography and has provided special occasion services for wedding couples and local amateur theater, including Evita. In addition, she is a regular cabaret performer for various venues with the Seattle area. Christina holds 2 MBA's for Marketing and Project Management in addition to being an accomplished writer, having been recognized three times by the National Library of Congress for her poetry. Currently she is working on her Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences with Walden University.