2013 Heights High grad chosen for Spurs’ dance team
by Lauren Dodd
KDH News
August 11, 2015
A Killeen-area resident recently was selected to join the Spurs Silver Dancers for the team’s 24th season as the official on-court dance team for the San Antonio Spurs.
Indey Whigham, a 2013 graduate of Harker Heights High School and a student at Texas State University, underwent a grueling audition process this summer to become one of the newest members of the Spurs Silver Dancers.
“It was very, very stressful,” Whigham said. “We started the first day with 133 girls. By the end of the second day, there were only 30 girls left.”
On July 26, 30 women auditioned at the Arneson River Theater in San Antonio in front of judges, retired Spurs basketball player George “The Iceman” Gervin, former Silver Dancer Alanna Sarabia and radio personality Geoff Sheen.
“We did our dance, and then performed a solo; (the judges) deliberated for 15 minutes and then they finally called out the girls who made the team. Only 16 were chosen,” Whigham said.
Whigham has danced all her life, but this latest accomplishment is the peak of her young career.
“I started dancing when I was 3. I’ve always been involved in dance,” Whigham said. “I did studio dance. In middle school, I was part of the Union Grove Golden Bells. Then at Harker Heights (High School), I was part of the Crimson Belles.”
Whigham will be back at Texas State University in the fall as a junior and said she has a busy year ahead.
“So far (my coach) told us we will be dancing up to 30 hours a week,” Whigham said.
“I think it’ll be stressful once basketball season starts, but I think it’s going to be really exciting. I’m going to be very busy, but I think I’ll like it and it’ll be worth it.”
Her mother, Melissa Adams, said her daughter was born ready to dance.
”She’s always been a little dancer — that’s why I put her in dance. She just loves dance,” Adams said.
The oldest of four children, Whigham said her three younger brothers have mixed feelings about her dancing career.
“I think they’re happy for me, but they just don’t care for dance,” Whigham said.
Her dad, Josh Adams, said this latest development in Whigham’s career will take some getting used to.
“It’s pretty exciting, I’m proud of her … to know that there’s going to be millions of people watching her dance at halftime, it’s pretty cool,” Adams said.
Whigham hopes her story will inspire young girls in the area to shoot for the stars.
“Keep going. I know when I was younger, I didn’t always want to go to practice. But it’s worth it … in the end you really do love it and appreciate it,” Whigham said. “Just keep on practicing.”
