During her youth, Terry studied Ballet at the Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet. She has a BFA in Modern Dance from Temple University and danced on scholarship at Philadanco. After graduating from college Terry taught Gymnastics and Dance for Gymnasts for over twenty years. After many back injuries, she left the world of competitive gymnastics and opened a Family Day Care in 1997. The Day Care is still active and thriving today. Terry continues to teach gymnastics to young children at the Saint Paul’s Acro-Angels in Douglassville and currently dances at the Pottstown Dance Theatre.