Edited sentence: Meredith 'Merie' Patterson has been dancing since the age of 2, and excelled at classical ballet, tap, and jazz.Patterson toured the country at age 17 as a teacher for The Universal Dance Association.She began singing at age 8, and taking acting class at age 9.She competed in famous dance competitions around the country such as Tremaine & Show Stoppers.She made her stage debut at Concord Citi Arts production of Cinderella at age of 13