Home: Laguna Niguel, California- yes, I will always be an Orange County girl in <3

Nicknames: tash, tasha, t-hype, tjasha (thanks maris J ) and many more

Experience: Dancing since the age of 4, she has studied all forms of dance: ballet, lyrical, jazz, hip-hop and modern. In 2000-2001, she was a recipient of the American Ballet Theatre Coca-Cola National Training Program Scholarship, which allowed her to continue her dance training at home at Ballet Pacifica under Alaine Haubert and Molly Lynch and spend her summers training under full scholarship at the ABT summer intensive in New York City. She has also spent two summers dancing at ABT Detroit and two summers at Virginia School of the Arts. In high school, she was the soloist and Captain of two years of Santa Margarita Catholic High School's nationally ranked dance team. Among other national titles, in 2003, she was titled Miss Dance California, Miss Dance USA and Miss Dance International through the USA Dance competitions. Last year, she traveled to India and had the opportunity to guest lecture and guest perform at a private high school in Bangalore. At Princeton, she continues her dance training through the Dance Department, in which she will obtain a Certificate in Dance.

What she is thankful for: I love BodyHypers! And I thank BodyHype for enriching my Princeton career by giving me the opportunity to perform and just hang out with such amazing and talented people. Thank you all so much for the infinite fun, memories, and lasting friendships! I <3 you!