LINX Dance Teacher Dannea Reali Joins the Celtics Dancers

Wellesley, MA – August 31, 2018 – LINX Dance Studio is pleased to congratulate and announce that Dannea Reali has joined the Celtics Dancers for the 2018/19 season, in addition to teaching dance at LINX.

Representing the Boston Celtics on and off the court, she will attend daily practices, learning fun new routines while also reviewing game day operations. The 18 dancers from across the country perform throughout each home game. They entertain the crowd in-between quarters, timeouts, and all other breaks during the game. At least 20 games will be nationally televised for the Boston Celtics this season, including the home game against the Philadelphia Sixers on Christmas Day. Reali will also attend promotional events in the Boston area representing the Boston Celtics.

The opportunity to help young dancers grow at LINX since 2016 has fueled her passion for dance “even more than before,” and led to self-reflection with memories of her childhood dance studio, where her teachers impacted her life and are the reason why she is doing what she loves. “I can only hope to make this same positive impact on my students. I have always had the hunger to perform, as I have done so with other professional teams, but I knew that I needed more. The more experience I have, the more I can give back to my students in the future,” said Reali.

As part of LINX’s pre-game performance program, which debuted in 2010, Reali coordinated, prepared, and choreographed for the performance at the January 2017 Celtics vs. New Orleans Pelicans game and the December Celtics vs. Phoenix Sun game at the TD Garden. “I had such a blast leading these dancers through this experience. I loved watching them work so hard in rehearsals and build excitement over the weeks leading up to the big performance. Fortunately, I was able to introduce the little dancers to the Celtics Dancers backstage. To this day, they tell me how incredible that night was and how nice the Celtics Dancers were to them,” said Reali.

Additionally, at LINX, she is certified in the art of acrobatic dance and has taught jazz, hip hop, tap, and technique to dancers age 3 to 17. This season her focus will be on teaching and engaging dancers age 3 to 2nd grade and visiting local schools and preschools to help spread the love of dance to youth.

Other achievements are a Bachelor of Science in Communications from Eastern Connecticut State University, professional experience including dancing for the UFL Hartford Colonials Cheerleaders and the WNBA Connecticut Sun Dance Team, and a former member of the MLL Boston Cannons Dance Team.

LINX Dance Studio is certified by Acrobatic Arts and offers recreational and competitive dance classes for children age 3 through high school. Serving Metro West, LINX is in its twelfth year of operation providing fun-based classes and camps that specialize in dance, theater, sports, martial arts and STEAM. The main office is located at 141 Linden Street in Wellesley, MA. For more information about dance classes at LINX, visit http://www.linxdance.com or call 781-235-3210.

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