As early as three years old, Brenda studied ballet with her mother before receiving her formal training at the School of American Ballet at age twelve, followed by more professional training at the Ballet Arts in New York City. “Ballet was simply a language that I spoke and an activity that I loved, yet, I never anticipated it would become my career,” she shares. During her teens, Brenda dreamed of emulating journalist, playwright, mother, and US Ambassador Clare Booth Luce who balanced arts, politics, and parenting. “I loved her famous quote, Thoughts have no sex.” She smiles.
Being fascinated by ballet and dance, Brenda spearheaded the ODC/Dance, a contemporary dance and arts organization where she serves as the Artistic Director and Creator of the ODC Theater and ODC Dance Commons,…
