Lilianna was born and raised in Southern Oregon and is local to Grants Pass. She started her relationship with dance as an 11-year-old girl who walked into her first ballroom class, saw she had to hold hands with boys, and ran out of the studio telling her mom she was too shy, and couldn’t possibly go back. Thankfully, with much encouragement from her mom, she did return to the class and dance has been her passion ever since. She started competing in ballroom that first year, and to date has placed 1st multiple times. She wholeheartedly loves the process of competing, performing and training for hours. Lilianna has a heart for the youth in her community and has taught multiple children and young adult classes. Although Lilianna has been blessed with the opportunity to teach and share her passion for dance with others, she considers herself a perpetual student, as her love for learning and honing her technique never fades. She has fallen in love with not just dance steps but bringing people together and providing an outlet from this busy life. She now wants to pour back into the dance community that awakened this love inside her and share this feeling with others who are just as enchanted with ballroom as she is.