Keri LaGrand

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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 17, 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 Madonnas "Reinvention" World Tour in 2004, but was also the co-choreographer of Gloria Estefans  “Rewrapped” world tour under the direction of Liz Imperio. Most recently, she has choreographed for “The Big Bang Theory” and worked with the cast of Cirque Du Soleil’s “Love” production. Though classically trained, Keri has expanded her knowledge of dance to include many styles including Salsa, Lyrical, Modern, Partnering, and Hip Hop. She currently teaching on Tremaine Dance conventions and is the Director of the Tremaine Teen Perfomance Company. Keri is also well known for her Stretch and Strength class, which blends advanced, intense partner based stretching exercises with isolated, power building techniques. This class is  designed to safely create more space and flexibility in a dancers body, while giving them the tools and strength to be able to use their technique for a more creative expression as an artist and mastery as a technician.