Tia began dancing at the age of 7. She began cheerleading in middle school, and was on her high school dance team. While in high school, she performed with the dance team, and began practicing contemporary, majorette and hip hop. In college, Tia is minoring in dance, while continuing to work on ballet and modern dance. She is continuing college part time, while working on a bachelors degree in Social Psychology, while minoring in dance, in the hope of one day becoming a Dance Therapist. Tia loves children, and has worked as an Assistant Teacher for a child care company, for ages 6 weeks – 5 years old- which is how she actually found CMD.