Keltie Knight
| Keltie Knight | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Keltie Colleen Busch January 28, 1982 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | TV presenter |
| Spouse(s) | Chris Knight (m. 2013) |
Keltie Colleen Knight (née Busch; born January 28, 1982) is a Canadian TV presenter and former professional dancer. She is currently the weekend co-host and correspondent for the syndicated show The Insider.
Knight danced professionally for both the New Jersey Nets and also the New York Knicks. She also featured in numerous music videos as a dancer before becoming a TV presenter. Since becoming a correspondent in 2012 for The Insider, she has featured regularly in the press as a fashion icon and also worked for PETA, against the wearing of fur.
Knight was born in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada on January 28, 1982. At an early age she took up dance lessons in a variety of different dance fields and competed throughout Canada in dance competitions. At the age of 8, she undertook her first worldwide competition.
Her dancing career started before she finished high school, which eventually led Knight to the United States, where she accepted her first professional dancing job.
In 2013, Keltie married music manager and A&R executive Chris Knight. Knight is close friends with singer Christina Perri.
Knight started her dancing career in the United States as a specialist dancer and featured on music videos and as part of a number of professional dance teams. In 2003, Knight became a professional cheerleader for the NBA team the New Jersey Nets for a period of two years. She remained as a cheerleader in the NBA and also was a cheerleader for the New York Knicks dancing with them until 2007. During this period, she also appeared on Saturday Night Live as a dancer in 2006. From 2004, she also danced for the Radio City Rockettes for 6 seasons.
Her music video dancing led her to perform with John Legend, Gym Class Heroes and Fergie from 2007 onwards. In 2009, she featured on the cover of Dance Spirit Magazine. She danced for a number of music artists from 2007 onwards, including Taylor Swift. Knight was interviewed on a VMA after show in 2010 discussing Swifts recovery, following Kanye West's controversial appearance on stage with Swift while she was receiving her award at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Prior to this, she spent 6 seasons as a Radio City Rockette and also discussed dancing for the likes of Beyoncé.
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