Alyssa Lindahl Co-Captain

Hometown & High School:  Omaha, NE; Millard West High School 2003

Year in School:  Junior

Major(s):  Art, Spanish, and Education

G.P.A.:  3.93

Number of Years on the Squad:  2

Number of Years Dancing:  4

Dance Experience:  Rhythmic Gymnastics 1989-1998, Competitive Cheerleading 1997-2002, Millard West High School Dance Team 2003, Northwest Missouri State University Dance Team 2004, Crete High School Choreographer 2005, Current Universal Dance Association Instructor

Ambitions & Aspirations: Ideally I will teach both Art and Spanish in a High School somewhere in Nebraska or Colorado while working for a M.B.A. in Education after living in both Chicago and NYC.  I dream to travel to every Spanish-speaking country as well as every town in Nebraska.  Also, I would like to continue pursuing dance professionally or as a dance team coach.

Favorite Dance Style:  Jazz

Favorite Memories with DDT:  Anytime someone compliments the dance team as a whole---it’s very rewarding

 Extra-Curricular/Leadership/Work: Co-Prez of Student Education Association, Copy Editor of Yearbook, Ambassadors, FCA, Orientation Leader, Liberal Arts Seminar TA, On-Campus Spanish Tutor and Spanish Lab Instructor, UDA Instructor

 Favorites of Mine: Season: fall, Sound: my mom's laugh, Artist: Andy Warhol, Smells: vanilla and gasoline, Random: pictures, road trips, fake orange Gerber daisies, and the color brown