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Nearly 900 dancers and cheerleaders will compete
at Schenectady High School in Saturday Competition
Former SHS student, now Miami HEAT Dancer,
will judge competition
Nearly 900
students representing more than 50 teams will be competing in
the Midnight Madness Cheerleading and Dance Competition at
Schenectady High School on Saturday, February 6, 2010 beginning
at 5 p.m. One of the competition judges is Edwina Kaliku, an
alumna of Schenectady High School, who is currently a member
of the Miami HEAT Dance Team.
The Midnight
Madness competition includes groups from more than 30 local
schools including Colonie, Catholic Central, Mohonasen, Ravena,
Guilderland, Schuylerville, Troy, Burnt Hills Ballston Lake,
Niskyauna, Shenendehowa, Bishop Maginn, Mayfield, Schalmont, Albany, Moriah, Scotia, Northville, host school
Schenectady and more. Dancers from CNY All Stars, Triple Threat
All Stars, Ferrara All Stars and Platinum Elite All Stars will
also be competing.
The competition is
coordinated by Christine Owens, Schenectady High School varsity
cheerleading coach and math teacher at Oneida Middle School and
Meegan Mostransky, coach of the Siena Dance Team who is also a
social studies teacher at Oneida Middle School and former
Schenectady High School varsity cheerleading coach.
 About
Edwina Kaliku
Kaliku started her dance career as a member of Schenectady
High School Cheerleading and Dance team under the direction of
Mostransky. She was a member of the team for three years and
served as captain of both the JV and varsity squads.
Kaliku went on to
attend the University of Albany where she earned a Bachelors
degree in Africana Studies and Sociology. As a member of the
U-Albany Dance Team, she won an award for “technical
excellence.” She was President of the Class of 2005 and
graduated with honors.
Following her
under graduate studies, Kaliku earned a full scholarship to the
Masters program at the University of Albany where she earned a
degree in Africana Studies.
Kaliku is also a
former member of the Albany Conquest Treasures Dance Team, now
known as the Albany Firebirds, the Albany Patroons Dance Team
and the Adirondack Wildcats Dance Team. In 2008, she was a
founding member of the all-girl dance crew Limited Edition,
which performed at various events throughout the capital
region.
Kaliku resides in
Miami, Florida and is a proud member of the Miami HEAT Dancers
for the 2009-2010 Season. The Miami HEAT Dancers are the
four-time “Most Popular Dance Team in the NBA,” and is comprised
of very talented women from all over the world. Kaliku works
as the Assistant Director of Admissions at the Miami
International University of Art and Design.
Saturday’s
competition will run from 5 p.m. until about 11 p.m. Spectator
fee is $5.
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