Aly grew up dancing in Pittsburgh, PA, where she training at Vella Dance Studio in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, under the direction of the late Donna Grove, Jodi Welch, and her mom, Rebecca Trusz. Aly began competing at the age of 4, and she received multiple high score and special awards. When she reached the age of 10, she began competing in the Dance Masters of Pennsylvania Title competitions. Aly began her training as an instructor at age 11 and began teaching and choreographing by the age of 12. She continued to dance, teach, and choreograph while in college. Aly was a member of and choreographer for the West Virginia University Dance Team her freshman year, and when she transferred to Youngstown State University, she was a member, featured dancer, soloist, and choreographer for the YSU Dance Ensemble. Since college, Aly has taught and choregraphed for multiple studios in Pennsylvania and Ohio, earning multiple overall high scores, choreography awards, and special awards for creativity. She also helped to choreograph fun routines for some events while at Fort Knox with her husband, Andrew. Now, Aly is a proud member of Dance Educators of America, judges regional and national competitions, attends conventions and conferences to further her own education, and is always exploring new and innovative ways to create art through dance. Outside of dance, Aly and her husband, Andrew, have 3 children who are all at varying places on the Autism Spectrum. Aly enjoys video games, spending time with her family, pour painting, creating one-of-a-kind music edits, motivational speaking, and learning at least one new thing every day.
