Simone grew up dancing in Northern Idaho. Her pursuit of dance led her to Walnut Hill School for the Arts and the Boston Conservatory at Berklee College of Music, where she earned her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Contemporary Dance Performance. After graduating, she freelanced with dance companies in Portland, Oregon including the Shaun Keylock Company, Sara Parker Dance and The Portland Opera. Most recently she lived in Madrid, Spain, where she studied and worked with Tejido Conectivo Company and as a freelance dancer and teacher. Simone taught and performed in Italy, Portugal and Spain, where she was awarded Best Dancer in 2025 by the Vallecas Dance Competition and performed in the Choreographic Competition of Madrid. She proudly holds a Masters in Education through Dance from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. Simone is excited to join the NDI New Mexico team as an Albuquerque Outreach/Residency Artistic Associate. Simone grew up dancing in Northern Idaho. Her pursuit of dance led her to Walnut Hill School for the Arts and the Boston Conservatory at Berklee College of Music, where she earned her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Contemporary Dance Performance. After graduating, she freelanced with dance companies in Portland, Oregon including the Shaun Keylock Company, Sara Parker Dance and The Portland Opera. Most recently she lived in Madrid, Spain, where she studied and worked with Tejido Conectivo Company and as a freelance dancer and teacher. Simone taught and performed in Italy, Portugal and Spain, where she was awarded Best Dancer in 2025 by the Vallecas Dance Competition and performed in the Choreographic Competition of Madrid. She proudly holds a Masters in Education through Dance from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. Simone is excited to join the NDI New Mexico team as an Albuquerque Outreach/Residency Artistic Associate. Simone grew up dancing in Northern Idaho. Her pursuit of dance led her to Walnut Hill School for the Arts and the Boston Conservatory at Berklee College of Music, where she earned her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Contemporary Dance Performance. After graduating, she freelanced with dance companies in Portland, Oregon including the Shaun Keylock Company, Sara Parker Dance and The Portland Opera. Most recently she lived in Madrid, Spain, where she studied and worked with Tejido Conectivo Company and as a freelance dancer and teacher. Simone taught and performed in Italy, Portugal and Spain, where she was awarded Best Dancer in 2025 by the Vallecas Dance Competition and performed in the Choreographic Competition of Madrid. She proudly holds a Masters in Education through Dance from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. Simone is excited to join the NDI New Mexico team as an Albuquerque Outreach/Residency Artistic Associate.