Hometown: Sammamish, WA.
Year on team: 1st
Star sign: Leo
Favorite movie: Sabrina
Favorite actor/actress: Julia Roberts
Favorite band: Jack Johnson
Favorite restaurant: I Love Sushi
Favorite thing to do in Seattle: Shop, people watch
Favorite place to go on a date: Anywhere a little out of the ordinary
My role model is: My mom
What's your biggest pet peeve? When someone begins telling me something and then says nevermind
I became a Sonics dancer because ... it gave me another opportunity to continue dancing.
Who (dead or alive) would you invite for dinner? My great-grandparents
Fondest childhood memory? Camping at Lake Roosevelt
If you were stranded on a deserted island what three things would you bring and why? Lotion, because I hate dry skin. A cute boy who can sing and play the guitar to keep me company, and Ben & Jerry's ice cream.
Where's the craziest place you've ever visited? Boring, OR.
Who was your first kiss? My boyfriend in my freshman year of high school
What's the best part of being a Sonics dancer? Getting paid for doing something I love to do

This has been a year of transition for Sonics Dance Team member Kendall. In addition to joining the Dance Team, Kendall also started her first year at the University of Washington this fall. Juggling school and dance has been difficult at times for her, but ultimately a rewarding experience. “It’s a lot of fun,” Kendall says of her short time dancing for the Sonics.

The best part of being a part of the Sonics Dance Team, says the avid basketball fan, is having season tickets courtside for Sonics basketball. Those tickets don’t come without a certain degree of danger. Kendall lists off the memorable hazards: “A couple of players falling on you, dodging out of their way, balls flying at you.”

In addition to the opportunity to watch great basketball up close, Kendall loves the experience of performing. “I’ve been dancing for so long that anything I can do to perform is awesome,” she says. Extremely optimistic about her Dance Team opportunity, the only negative Kendall can come up with is the busy dance schedule. “It’s really time consuming,” she indicates.

Though in just her second quarter at UW, Kendall already plans to major in business. Between school and dance, there’s little free time left for her to pursue other interests. “Dance has pretty much consumed my life since I was little,” she explains. Kendall has worked at a daycare in past summers. The kids she worked with were lucky to have a role model so motivated in both school and dance.