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Jenny Raiche, Head Coach
jenny.raiche@district196.org
651-683-6969, ext. 98829
This will be Coach Raiche's ninth season as the Head Coach of the
Lightning Dance Team. Jenny is a graduate of Totino Grace High School. Jenny has a Bachelor's degree from Gustavus Adolphus
College where she majored in Communication Studies and minored in Business Management. She was also a member, choreographer
and student coach of the nationally ranked Gustavus Dance Team. Jenny was the Vice President of Camps and Special Events for
Just For Kix. She is a former member of the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleader coaching staff. She is the co-founder and director
of the Miss Dance Team Minnesota Competition. Coach Raiche has been awarded Minnesota "Coach of the Year" and was
also featured in 'Dance Spirit' and 'Dance Teacher' magazines. Finally, Coach Raiche served on the Board of
Directors for the MN Association of Dance Teams and on the Activity Advisory Committee for the MN State High School League.
She is also on the faculty at Larkin Dance Studio.
Jessica Mahr, JV Coach
jessica.mahr@district196.org
Jessica will return for her fifth season with the LDT. Jessica Mahr is from Centennial, MN where she was a member
of the dance team in high school. Jessica went on to the University of Minnesota where she obtained her B.A. in Dance. She
traveled to Los Angeles where she was a dancer with the Bobby Ball agency. She was the Director of the Dance Department and
the Dance Coach at Taft High School in central Los Angeles for 6 years before coming back to Minnesota. She is now the Director
of the Dance Department at EVHS. Coach Mahr also has her MBA in secondary education and in 2010 was named the Class AAA -
MN Assistant Coach of the Year!
Shannen Pickens, Assistant Coach
Shannen
Pickens is returning for her fifth season with the LDT. Shannen is a 2005 graduate of Eastview High School and was a 4 year
member and senior captain of the Lightning Dance Team. She was awarded All-Conference and All-State. Her junior and senior
years, Shannen was selected to represent Eastview and the state of Minnesota at the national Miss Dance Drill Team USA competition.
In 2005, she made it to the second round of finals placing 8th in the nation. Shannen graduated in May 2010 from University
of Minnesota, majoring in Graphic Design. She was a member of 2006 national champion, U of M Dance Team.
Toni Damico, Assistant Coach
Coach Toni is back for her third season as the coach
of the B-squad Jazz team and assistant coach of the JV Kick team. Toni is an Eastview grad and was a member of the LDT
where she won 3 State Championships. Toni trained at Dyan's World of Dance, was a 4-year member of the LDT, and performed
and competed on the University of Minnesota's Premiere Dance Team. Toni will be a senior at the University of
Minnesota.She is also a model for Kelle Co, The Line Up, Just For Kix and many other companies.
Malorie Booth, Assistant Coach
Mal is a 2006 graduate of Eastview High School where she was a senior captain
of the 2006 State Champion LDT. She has recently completed her undergraduate degree at the University of St. Thomas and is
working in promotions for Coca-Cola in Eagan. She was a member of the defending national champion UST Dance Team all 4 years
of college and was a captain this past year as a senior. Mal will be heading up our JV jazz team and working with our kick
teams for the 2010-2011 season.
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