Ramona is in her 40th year as the keel of the Fergus Falls School of Dance. She received her BFA in Ballet & Modern Dance from Texas Christian University, Fort Worth. She has taught in summer MAX programs and served both as juror & mentor for the Lake Region Arts Council. She is a recipient of three LRAC grants and has served on the Minnesota State Arts Board Dance Panel reviewing the Dance Initiative Grants.

Ramona has continued her education at the Int’l Ballet Teacher workshop at Vail, the American Dance Festival, The Royal Winnipeg & National Ballet School Teacher workshops, the Int’l Ballet Competition in Jackson, MS, Dance Educator’s Coalition workshops, the Cecchetti Council of America’s teacher workshop, the CPYB teacher workshops, and in New York City. She has studied with Lisa Howell in her teacher training level 1 program. Ramona was certified in the American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum for Pre-Primary to Level 3.

She lives with her husband Chuck Christianson and is an avid flower gardener who always has plants to give away.