Katrina Rodriguez was born in Miami, Florida and has been dancing since she was three. She began training at Patricia Penenori's Dance Center when she was eight years old where she competed at both the regional and national level. Following that, Katrina worked as a dance team coach at LaSalle High School and choreographed dances for All Access Dance Studio's competition team. She continued her education at Cornell University where she graduated with a degree in Food Science. At Cornell, Katrina choreographed and danced with Impact Dance Troupe and was Co-President her senior year. She was a CDP Company Apprentice for one year and has been CDP Company Dancer since 2022. Her favorite part of being part of CDP is performing for the Cleveland Community!