Alaina Jenson
Year in School: Junior
Major: Spanish
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
High School? Totino Grace High School
Years on Team: 3rd
Where did you dance before UMD Dance Team?
What is your favorite memory on the team?
Amanda Hudak
Year in School: Sophomore
Major:
Hometown: Delano, MN
High School? Deleno High School
Years on Team: 2nd
Where did you dance before UMD Dance Team?
What is your favorite memory on the team?
Amber Kirkeby
Year in School: Sophomore
Major: Undecided Minor: Dance
Hometown: Brooklyn Park, MN
High School? Osseo High School
Years on Team: 1st
Where did you dance before UMD Dance Team? Dancin' on Broadway
What are you most looking forward to this year? I'm most looking forward to learning new dance moves, working hard, being silly, and making friends! :)
Ashley Gilbertson
Year in School: Junior
Major: Unified Early Childhood Studies and Psychology
Hometown: Woodbury, MN
High School? Woodbury High School
Years on Team: 3rd
Where did you dance before UMD Dance Team? Woodbury Dance Center and Woodbury Dance Team
What is your favorite memory on the team? Nationals in Florida, by far!! So much fun!... plus all of the wonderful girls :)
Brittany Erickson
Year in School: Sophomore
Major: Communication Science Disorders
Hometown: Lino Lakes, MN
High School? Centennial High School
Years on Team: 2nd
Where did you dance before UMD Dance Team? Metro Dance Center and Centennial High School Dance Team
What is your favorite memory on the team? Dancing on the beach at nationals my freshman year.
Brittany Kurtenbach
Year in School: Sophomore
Major: Exercise Science
Hometown: Cottenwood, MN
High School? Lakeview High School
Years on Team: 2nd
Where did you dance before UMD Dance Team? Southwest School of Dance and Lakeview Dance Team
What is your favorite memory on the team? My favorite memory is the whole week of nationals, it is such a great time.
Chelsea Erickson
Year in School: Junior
Major: Teaching Communication Arts and Literature
Hometown: Mounds View, MN
High School? Mounds View High School
Years on Team: 2nd
Where did you dance before UMD Dance Team? Metro Dance Center and Mounds View Dance Team
What is your favorite memory on the team? Going to nationals in Florida is my favorite memory. Its what we work for the entire season and then a little free time for us to just relax and have fun with one another!
Colette Moran
Year in School: Freshman
Major: Communications
Hometown: Chaska, MN
High School? Chaska High School
Years on Team: 1st
Where did you dance before UMD Dance Team? Center Stage Dance Studio
What are you most looking forward to this year? I'm most looking forward to working hard and going to nationals!
Danielle Lanning
Year in School: Junior
Major:
Hometown: Woodbury, MN
High School?
Years on Team: 3rd
Where did you dance before UMD Dance Team?
What is your favorite memory on the team?
Emmie Hunkeapillar
Year in School: Junior
Major:Organizational Management Minor: Dance
Hometown: Oakdale, MN
High School? North St. Paul High School
Years on Team: 2nd
Where did you dance before UMD Dance Team? Larkin Dance Studio
What is your favorite memory on the team? Going to Nationals last year.
Jessica Sheehan
Year in School: Sophomore
Major: Chemical Engineering
Hometown: Maple Grove
High School? Maple Grove High School
Years on Team: 1st
Where did you dance before UMD Dance Team? Dancing on Broadway, Maple Grove Dance Team, Winona State University Dance Team.
What are you most looking forward to this year?
Jillian Kadrlik (OFFICER)
Year in School: Sophomore
Major: Communications
Hometown: Apple Valley, MN
High School? Apple Valley High School
Years on Team: 2nd
Where did you dance before UMD Dance Team? Monique's School of Dance and Apple Valley Dance Team
What is your favorite memory on the team? My favorite memory was either singing Karaoke with the entire team in Daytona Beach or Performing Hip hop when at a football game, in the snow.
Kelsey Villwock
Year in School: Freshman
Major: Undecided
Hometown: Brainerd, MN
High School? Brainerd High School
Years on Team: 1st
Where did you dance before UMD Dance Team? Just for Kixs Studio (Brainerd) and the Brainerd Dance Team
What are you most looking forward to this year? I am exited to learn the nationals dance and start working on that. I am really looking forward to the Nationals competition in Florida. But for now I love dancing at games, it's really fun!
Kelsie Jurasin
Year in School: Sophomore
Major: English/Journalism
Hometown: Forest Lake, MN
High School? Forest Lake High School
Years on Team: 2nd
Where did you dance before UMD Dance Team? kaleidoscope, dance factory, dance tech, and forest lake dance team
What is your favorite memory on the team? My favorite memory on the team was dancing at last years homecoming game.
Laura Jackson
Year in School: Sophomore
Major: Human Resource Management Minor: Communications & Arts in the Media
Hometown: Andover, MN
High School? Anoka High School
Years on Team: 2nd
Where did you dance before UMD Dance Team? Debra Millers World of Dance and the Anoka Dance Team
What is your favorite memory on the team? My favorite memory would be dancing at our dance show and Nationals in Florida.
Lindsey Nelson (CAPTAIN)
Year in School: Junior
Major:
Hometown: Mahtomedi, MN
High School? Mahtomedi High School
Years on Team: 3rd
Where did you dance before UMD Dance Team?
What is your favorite memory on the team?
Meghan Hinds (CAPTAIN)
Year in School: Senior
Major: Unified Early Childhood
Hometown: Brooklyn Park, MN
High School? Totino Grace High School
Years on Team: 3rd
Where did you dance before UMD Dance Team? Butterfield Gallerie of Dance, The Dance Shoppe, and Totino Grace Dance Team
What is your favorite memory on the team? My favorite memory is traveling to Daytona Beach with the entire team. We have such a great time, learn so much about each other, and the trips are something I will NEVER forget.
Nadine Abu Azzam
Year in School: Freshman
Major: Undecided
Hometown: Duluth, MN
High School? Central High School
Years on Team: 1st
Where did you dance before UMD Dance Team? Duluth Dance Center and Duluth Central Dance Team
What are you looking forward to this year? NATIONALS IN FLORIDA!
Niki Johnson
Year in School: Freshman
Major: Undecided
Hometown: Hermantown, MN
High School? Hermantown High School
Years on Team: 1st
Where did you dance before UMD Dance Team? Dance Escape and teaching at Dreamdance Academy
What are you looking forward to this year? I am most looking forward to the UMD dance shows... and getting to know everyone better!
