She learned to dance and sing at an early age, courtesy of the many instructors and performers who worked out at her father's studio. Her first professional work was an uncredited singing and dancing bit in the musical film The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953).
From a young age, she received training in dance and singing from the instructors and performers who frequented her father's studio. Her initial professional experience involved a non-credited singing and dancing role in the movie "The Farmer Takes a Wife" (1953).