Get to Know: Austin senior dance team member Alex Smith

Published 8:30 pm Monday, December 15, 2014

Q: How did you originally get into your sport?

A: I joined Just for Kix when I was four years old.

Alex Smith is a senior on the Austin Packer dance team. -- Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com

Alex Smith is a senior on the Austin Packer dance team. — Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com

Q: What’s your favorite sports memory?

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A: Dancing at state last year and making finals. Getting to know the girls all the team is always fun too.

Q: What have you learned from playing sports?

A: Hard work and determination pay off.

Q: What is the hardest part about your sport?

A: Pushing yourself through the routine and giving it your all even when we’re tired.

Q: Who is your biggest sports role model and why?

A: The University of Minnesota Dance Team is incredible and I look up to them. The degree of accuracy and precision that goes into every move in their routines is amazing.

Q: What is your favorite movie or TV show?

A: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Q: What is your favorite subject in school?

A: Language arts and social studies

Q: What is your dream job?

A: Reporter at a big time publication

Q: What is your favorite food?

A: Cheesy Potatoes