Meet Ashley:

1. What is your nickname?
Akon

2. What is your guilty pleasure?
bubble baths

3. What is your favorite place on campus and why?
the lawn up in Orchard Hill because it’s always so quiet and beautiful

4. What are your favorite movies?
Made of Honor and White Christmas (even when it’s not around the holidays)

5. Who is your favorite dancer or choreographer?
Alicia Monaco and Katy Spreadbury

6. Who is your idol?
my mom

7. What is your favorite style of dance?
tap

8. Why do you love to dance?
because dancing just feels good. I can forget about everything else and just have fun

9.What is the name of your old studio?
Diane Kelley Dance Studios

10. What is your favorite book?
With No One As Witness by Elizabeth George

11. What is your favorite place in the world?
York Beach, Maine

12.What are your aspirations?
to be some kind of teacher

13. What is your favorite dance team moment?
Midnight Madness/Tip Off Party. I had no idea what to expect and it turned out to be so much fun.

14. How would your friends describe you?
nice, sarcastic, reliable, and fun

15. What do you love most about UMass?
all the people, and the campus is so beautiful

16. When is your birthday?
August 29th

17. What is your favorite quote?
“Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels.”

18. What is your favorite holiday?
Christmas because I love all the snow, lights, and music. I also love to see all of my family.

19. What would people be surprised to know about you?
I like to go to New England Dragway in the summers

20. What is your hometown?
Jefferson, MA

Meet Lauren:

1. What is your nickname?
L Dub

2. What is your guilty pleasure?
tostitos nacho chips

3. What is your favorite pastime?
making brownies!

4. What is your favorite movie?
Across the Universe

5. What is your favorite TV show?
One Tree Hill

6. Why do you love to dance?
Dance is therapeutic. No matter what kind of day I have, I feel relaxed after dancing but not too mention its a good workout!

7. What is the name of your old studio?
Michelle Ferraro’s Dance USA

8. Who is your idol?
my sister…. she doesn’t know it but I always wanted to be her when I was little

9. What is your favorite place in the world?
Sydney, Australia

10. What is your favorite dance team moment?
after try outs when they called me in to say congrats and I met everyone on the team. Everyone was so welcoming and nice!

11. What are your aspirations?
I want to be a secondary math teacher…….and maybe live in Australia!

12. What do you love about UMass?
I love how it is away from home, but not too far that I can’t go home for a weekend.

13. When is your birthday?
October 10th

14. What are your habits?
I have a habit of cracking every part of my body when I wake up

15. What is your favorite color?
lime green

16. What is your major?
math

17. What is your favorite food?
chicken fingers

18. What is your favorite holiday and why?
Christmas is my favorite holiday. Every other year I go away with my family to somewhere warm and I love doing that. Otherwise I’m home with everyone and we get to decorate the tree and everyone is together.

19. What would people be surprised to know about you?
when I was little I hated girls who danced and I never wanted to be a dancer!!!

20. What is your hometown?
Long Island, NY

Meet Bethany:

1. What is your nickname?
“B”

2. What is your guilty pleasure?
Eating Dessert!!

3. What is your favorite pastime/hobby?
Making cookies!

4. What is your hometown?
Wilmington, Delaware

5. When is your birthday?
November 3rd

6. What is your major?
Kinesiology/ Pre-dental

7. Who is your favorite dancer/ choreographer?
My favorite dancer is Travis Wall and my favorite choreographer is Doug Caldwell

8. Who is your idol?
My older sister….. look up to her for everything

9. What is your favorite style of dance?
Jazz and Ballet

10. Why do you love to dance?
I love to dance because no matter what kind of day I’m having everything
seems to disappear when I start dancing, and I’m free. (good exercise too!)

11. What is the name of your old studio?
Anna Marie Dance Studio

12. What are your aspirations?
to be a dentist

13. How would your friends describe you?
sweet, funny, and trustworthy

14. What do you love about UMass?
The campus is beautiful!

15. Do you have any habits?
I’m kind of a neat freak….. Just a little

16. What is your favorite quote?
“Ask yourself this….. How big can I dream?”

17. What is your favorite holiday?
Thanksgiving and Christmas

18. What would people be surprised to know about you?
I lived in Texas!! Best time ever!

19. Do you have a special talent?
Golf (I’m like Tiger Woods lol)

20. What is your favorite dance team moment?
My first football game. I was nervous I was going to get in trouble for
doing something wrong..example throwing an extra kick!

Meet Loren:

1. What is your nickname?
Ren

2. Where is your hometown?
Long Island, NY

3. When is your birthday?
December 27th

4. How would your friends describe you?
Sarcastic, stubborn, and funny

5. Who is your idol?
Dominique Pagan

6. What is your favorite quote?
“Life goes on”

7. What is your favorite holiday?
New Years Eve

8. What was the name of your old dance studio?
Michelle Ferraro’s Dance USA

9. Who is your celebrity crush?
David Beckham

10. What is your favorite dance style?
Contemporary/ c-style

11. Who is your favorite dancer or choreographer?
Justin Giles, Sonya Tayeh, and Cynthia Mareaux Geffon

12. What is your favorite pastime?
Dancing, obviouslyy

13. What are your favorite movies?
Old school, and Grease

14. Why do you love to dance?
Because dancing is therapeutic and it’s my passion

15. What is your favorite place in the world?
Times Square, NYC

16. What is your Favorite TV Show?
Degrassi: The Next Generation

17. What is your favorite dance team moment?
Besides making the team, when caitlyn fell at the basketball game haha…
classic.

18. What is your major?
Journalism

19. What is your guilty pleasure?
Old-Car car shows & craft fairs

20. What is your favorite thing about UMass?
The UMass Dance team:-)

She is a Sophomore and this is her second year on the team. She is good at keeping the team on track.  And if you are having a bad day, she is the one you want to have around; she loves hugs!

Meet Kelly:

1. What is your nickname?
KP

2. How would your friends describe you?
They would say I am completely crazy…and snuggly!

3. What is your guilty pleasure?
Cheese-Its!…gotta love em

4. What is your favorite pastime or hobby?
Dancing and swimming

5. What is your favorite television show?
Scrubs

6. What is your favorite movie?
Center Stage

7. Who is your favorite dancer or choreographer?
Bob Fosse!

8. What was the name of your old dance studio?
American Dance and Drama, Floral Park Music and Dance

9. Who is your celebrity crush?
Jose Reyes…a player on the Mets…not quite a celeb

10. What is your favorite book?
Catch-22

11. Where is your favorite place in the world?
My Aunt’s summer house in the Hampton’s. I have so many great memories there.

12. What was your favorite dance team moment?
My favorite dance team moment was while we were on stage in Daytona this year. There was so much energy and we were all having so much fun. It was such a rush.

13. What do you love about UMass?
I love that there are so many people. You never know who you’re going to meet in a day.

14. When is your birthday?
September 14, 1988

15. What is your favorite color?
Green

16. What is your major?
Marketing with a minor in Psych and Econ

17. What is your favorite food?
Shepard’s Pie…or Bang and Mash…I’m one of those weird people who love Irish

18. What is your favorite quote?
“Life has no rehearsals”-Saba (an old dance teacher)

19. Where is your hometown?
Queens, NY

20. Why do you love dance?
Its a good stress release and just lots of fun.

She is a Sophomore Transfer from Hofstra University and this is her first year on the team.  She is a Sociology major and Elementary Education minor. She is caring, sweet, and one of the hardest working dancers on the team. 

Meet Danielle:

1.  What is your nickname?
DeeDee, Dee, Deed

2.  What is your guilty pleasure?
VH1 dating shows

3. What is your favorite passtime or hobby?
Horseback riding

4. Where is your favorite place on campus and why?
Mullins Center… huge! And so fun to be on the court

5.  What is your favorite movie?
The Grinch with Jim Carey

6. What is your favorite tv show?
Desperate Housewives and Greys

7. Who is your favorite dancer or choreographer?
Lanette Mcentire

8. Who is your idol?
Love Marilyn Monroe

9. What is your favorite style of dance?
Jazz

10.  What is your favorite food?
Birthday cake remix from cold stone, chocolate cake and french fries 🙂

11.  What is your old studio’s name?
Boucher School of Dance

12.  Who is your celebrity crush?
Christian Baile

13. What is your favorite book?
Confessions of a Shopaholic, Queen of Babble, and Harry Potter…

14.  Where is your favorite place in the world?
On a sailboat in St. Maarten

15. What are your aspirations?
To become a professional dancer

16.  What is your favorite dance team moment?
Making the team!! And going to Daytona with all the girls!

17. What would people be surprised to know about you?
Outspoken/opinionated

18.  How would your friends describe you?
Friendly, silly, smiley, persistent

19.  What is your favorite quote?
“Everyone’s a star and deserves the right to twinkle” Marilyn Monroe

 20. When is your birthday?
June 20th 1988