Cristal trained at SFYBA with Kellie Foy and Cassandra Seeger. While attending Lowell High School, she continued to study dance. Cristal now attends SFSU and has returned to ballet training. She manages the SFYBA office and provides academic tutoring. She completed a teacher training program with Miss Kellie in July 2010 and now teaches pre ballet and substitutes for other levels at SFYBA.