Monique began her training from her mother, Marsha Woody Zummo, at the age of four. She was a student assistant at sixteen under her mother’s direction. She has studied under renowned teachers such as Robert Joffrey and David Howard and studied two summers in New York City including the prestigious School of American Ballet, home of the New York City Ballet. Monique became a Junior Company member of Beaumont Civic Ballet at the age of ten, performing in BCB’s first “Nutcracker”, and later danced principal roles as a Senior Company member. She is Director/Owner of the Marsha Woody Academy and is Artistic Director of the Beaumont Civic Ballet Company. Monique began teaching full time at the Academy in 1982. She has choreographed for the Academy, BCB productions, and won a scholarship award for outstanding choreography at SW Regional Ballet for continuing study at Sarah Lawrence University in New York.