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Sara Kelly

Sara Kelly

Sara Kelly is in her second season at Western Michigan, joining head coach Dave Kuzara's staff in May 2010. A Saginaw, Mich., native, Kelly was a former Michigan high school state champion and University of Massachusetts standout.  

Kelly won a state championship on the uneven bars during her prep days at Freeland High School, and was a USA Gymnastics state champion on the balance beam. She went on to compete collegiately at UMass under Kuzara from 1995-99, helping the Minutewomen to back-to-back Atlantic 10 titles in 1996 and 1997.

After graduating with a communications degree from UMass in 1999, Kelly moved to New York City where she lived for the 11 years. She opened her own choreography business, SK Choreography, in 2007 and her dancing led to a role in the 2001 movie Kate & Leopold. Kelly is featured dancing with Hugh Jackman in the opening ballroom scene.

Kelly served as a private gymnastics coach at Chelsea Piers in New York City from 2008 to 2010. She worked for both Atlantic and Columbia Records in release planning, as well as international marketing and promotion.