He was a starting player for the school's state championship basketball team.
He was 6-foot-4, an athlete, the son of the late Titans quarterback Steve McNair, one of the biggest athletes to ever play sports in Nashville.
But dance, McNair says, tugged at his heart.
Last year, McNair was a starting player on the court. This year he's dancing there.
"He could defend any position on the floor," said Brentwood Academy basketball coach Hubie Smith. "He was our best, if not one of our best, defenders.
"I was afraid he'd regret it. I never coached a kid who didn't finish his senior year," Smith said.
Brentwood Academy dance coach Robyne Kennedy attributes McNair's fast rise in competitive dancing to his athleticism and discipline.
His teammates have been dancing since age 4. McNair started formal dance training six months ago.
"I would look up videos for turns," McNair said. "I would watch TV, like 'Dance Moms' and stuff like that, and try to mirror what they would be doing."
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He was 6-foot-4, an athlete, the son of the late Titans quarterback Steve McNair, one of the biggest athletes to ever play sports in Nashville.
But dance, McNair says, tugged at his heart.
Last year, McNair was a starting player on the court. This year he's dancing there.
"He could defend any position on the floor," said Brentwood Academy basketball coach Hubie Smith. "He was our best, if not one of our best, defenders.
"I was afraid he'd regret it. I never coached a kid who didn't finish his senior year," Smith said.
Brentwood Academy dance coach Robyne Kennedy attributes McNair's fast rise in competitive dancing to his athleticism and discipline.
His teammates have been dancing since age 4. McNair started formal dance training six months ago.
"I would look up videos for turns," McNair said. "I would watch TV, like 'Dance Moms' and stuff like that, and try to mirror what they would be doing."
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