Local Dancer, Coach Takes Reigns of Stampede Dance Team
Keri on the right
Current Adviser to York’s Northeastern High; Danced for Philadelphia Kixx
Harrisburg Stampede Dance Coordinator Keri Wright’s dancing journey started when she was just seven and has taken her on a path through gyms and studios, college dance teams and squads in the professional ranks, coaching other dancers, and now she will take the field as a professional coordinator for the Stampede.This Williamsport, Pennsylvania native and current co-advisor for Northeastern High School in York is motivated to shape the Stampede Dance Team for 2011 and take her dancing odyssey on yet another path, “I’m excited to get back into dancing. I’ve really missed it since I’ve moved here. Being on a team is really something special and I can’t wait to be a part of one again.”
After starting dancing at a young age, Keri says her passion for this fine art really kicked in just before high school. “[I’ve] been dancing since I was seven but really started getting more into it around 14; right before high school. I’ve always enjoyed dancing and once I wasn’t dancing all the time, I made myself find places to do it whether going to a class at the gym or teaching adult classes in the area.”
Although her high school, Loyalsock Township High School in Williamsport did not have a dance team Keri found Turning Pointe Dance Studio. From there she danced for four years with the Kutztown University Dance Team and then for two seasons with the Philadelphia Kixx of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL).
She also has coached at Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School of Plymouth Meeting, PA for two years before moving to Harrisburg and is currently the co-adviser for the at Northeastern High School in York.Keri’s molding of the 2011 Harrisburg Stampede Dance Team starts on February 12th when she will conduct auditions. The auditions will take place from 1:00 PM through 5:00 PM at Gold’s Gym, located at 4251 Chambers Hill Road in Harrisburg. Gold’s Gym is the “Official” Health Club of the entire Stampede organization, including the players, dancers, coaches and front office staff.
There is a $40 registration fee for all Stampede Dance Team audition participants and Dance Team hopefuls must be 21 years of age and dress appropriately for a hard day of dancing and choreography.
One of Keri’s favorite quotes, from the movie Invincible displays her attitude toward life, an attitude she will surely pass on to the Stampede Dance Team, “Dreams are not lived on the sidelines.”
