Valerie has over 17 years of dance experience. She started dancing at the age of 2.5 and continued to dance, model and cheer through adolescent years, dancing at a performing arts school. She shifted her focus to cheerleading in 1993 and had the opportunity to participate in Competitive cheer competitions as well as clinics sponsored by NCA, and Colorado State University.

For the past five years she has her own cheer studio for both competitive and non competitive teams starting at the age of 3 -18. Last year her senior team took first place in Denver, and her junior teams have gotten second place at several national competitions.

She was the former Dodge City High School head cheer coach with two very successful seasons. She is excited to have the opportunity to coach at a College level for cheer and dance at DCCC.