CAM dancer joins Southwestern Dazzlers for 2024-25 season

Front row (L to R)?Kim Behnken, Natalie?s mother; Natalie Behnken; and Blaine Behnken, Natalie?s father. Back row - Paige Russo, Southwestern head dance coach; Nicole Aupperle, CAM High School dance coach; and Grace McAfee, CAM High School dance coach.
Front row (L to R)–Kim Behnken, Natalie’s mother; Natalie Behnken; and Blaine Behnken, Natalie’s father. Back row - Paige Russo, Southwestern head dance coach; Nicole Aupperle, CAM High School dance coach; and Grace McAfee, CAM High School dance coach.

Creston, IA—Earlier this week, Natalie Behnken, a senior at CAM High School, committed to the Southwestern Community College (SWCC) dance team for the 2024-25 season.

Behnken is a four-year high school varsity letter winner in dance and has received two division I dance ratings. She has been active in studio dance for 12 years.

In addition to dance, Behnken, who will graduate from CAM High School in May, has been involved with volleyball and softball. She has received a varsity letter in volleyball for two years and earned all-conference honorable mention honors following her senior season. She is a four-year varsity letter winner in softball and received all-conference honorable mention her junior year. She is a member of the National Honor Society and has been named to the honor roll.

“Natalie will be such a great leader on the dance team, as her dance abilities are already eye catching,” stated Paige Russo, head coach for the SWCC Dazzlers dance team. “I can’t wait to get her on campus to get to work.”

Behnken is the daughter of Blaine and Kim Behnken of Massena.