Rutgers University Dance Team Profiles

By Ray Floriani

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Name - Lindsay O'Connell
Hometown - Milltown, NJ
Major - Undecided Communications
Year - Sophomore
Year on Squad - second
Experience - 17 years of dance
Advice to aspiring dance team members - "Be enthusiastic and learn a lot as you go on."
Memorable Moment - "Coming in third in last year's nationals, it was the best."
Toughest Part of being on a Dance Team - "Practices. Three days a week we practice at 7 p.m. It's tough with the demands of school and working as a (part time) dance instructor."

Name - Donna Russo
Hometown - Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Major - Dance
Year - Sophomore
Year on Squad - second
Experience - 17 years of dance
Advice to aspiring dance team members - "Even though it may seem hard, you must be dedicated to love the sport."
Memorable Moments - "Last Springs' nationals at Daytona Beach."
Toughest part of being on a dance team - "Time. Especially being a dance major with practice it means I'm dancing almost all day. With practices it can be tough but I love it and hope to choreograph some day."

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About Ray Floriani: Ray Floriani has been writing college basketball for over twenty years. He is a columnist with Eastern Basketball magazine, Basketball Times and College Hoops Insider. In 1998 he was cited by the Gazelle Group for his work in covering the Coaches vs. Cancer events and was chosen 1999 NIT Media Man of the Year. Contact Ray Floriani.

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