Catherine Little began her dance training at the age of eight and studied tap, ballet, and eccentric dance at an Erie dance studio that is no longer active. When Catherine was 14, she began her teacher training in New York, at the Ned Wayburn School. At the end of the year, Mrs. Little began teaching students in the music room of her parents' home and spent each summer studying in New York. While attending Lucille Stoddard's dance conference, Catherine was chosen from over 200 students by the famous Bill "Bo Jangles" Robinson to be his protégé. Alongside Bo Jangles, Catherine also studied with Ernest Carlos, Jack Manning, Peter Gennaro, Charlie Morrison, Charlie Lowe, Gene Kelly and Katherine Dunham. While studying in New York, Catherine performed at the Palace Theater and even traveled to Cleveland, Ohio, for the premiere of the first talking picture. Because of Catherine's love of children and recognition that it was good for their development, she began to specialize in teaching preschool children. Later, Catherine decided to take her work with children as...