KERI LAGRAND

Jazz

Keri is a native of Los Angeles whose extensive dance training covers many areas of the art. She has been working in the business since the age of 18, and has been featured on many projects including The American Music Awards with Toni Braxton and again with Cher, with Jennifer Lopez on the MTV Awards as well as J-Lo’s televised concert on NBC. Her credits also extend from Courtney Love’s "Celebrity Skin" video, to commercials for Sony, 7-up, and the MGM Grand Hotel. She was the Assistant Choreographer for Gloria Estefan’s "Evolution" World Tour, her Las Vegas Show at the Celine Dion Theater, the Disney movie "Gotta Kick It Up" and J-Lo’s NBC Special. She not only served as Assistant Choreographer for several numbers in Madonna’s "Reinvention" World Tour in 2004, but was also the co-choreographer of Gloria Estefan’s “Rewrapped” world tour under the direction of Liz Imperio. Keri’s jazz class is designed to challenge any level of technical dancer. Through an athletic and rhythmic class, she offers dancers an opportunity to expand their knowledge of technique and inspires them to express themselves through stylized combos.  While classically trained Keri as expanded her knowledge of dance to include many styles including Salsa, Lyrical, Modern, Partnering and Hip Hop.

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