Ashlee Blythe grew up in Austin, Texas.  She is a graduate of Vandegrift High School, where she was a three year member of the Legacies Dance Team.  During that time she served as a Lieutenant her sophomore year and Colonel both her junior and senior years. Following High School, Ashlee became a member of the World Famous Kilgore College Rangerettes.  As a Rangerette she was selected as a member of the Rangerette’s elite dance group (Swingsters), and served as Lieutenant her sophomore year. After completing two years as at Kilgore College, Ashlee moved to San Macros to attend Texas State University. While attending Texas State, she taught ages 2 years+ and was the studio manager at Illusion Dance Center. Ashlee is a recent graduate from Texas State University with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance Education and a minor in Business Administration. Throughout her 21 years of dance training, Ashlee has had the opportunity to perform during the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic pre-game and halftime productions, the nationally televised McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Chicago, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, the Texas State Society Black Tie and Boot Inaugural Ball in Washington D.C., the opening number of the Radio City Rockettes touring Christmas Spectacular, the Crystal Charity Ball, and Dallas Cowboys halftime performances. She also had the opportunity to travel to Los Angeles and train at the Edge Performing Arts Center.  There she learned from top choreographers and instructors from the televised show, So You Think You Can Dance.  She has also traveled to New York City and trained at Broadway Dance Center.  In recent years she has trained students to advance in their field and to achieve a higher level of dance, including training to become a Kilgore College Rangerette.  This is Ashlee's fourth year as the Assistant Director of the Heritage Highsteppers.