Along with asserting himself as a leader within lacrosse, Dukes has also found his creative side through video production, music and social media. On his main Instagram account (@500mpDukes), he boasts over 1,200 followers posting content that’s a mix of life, lacrosse and fashion. He has also made a second Instagram account in which he posts self-edited videos that show his creative side and the adventures he takes with friends.
“With my videography, I don’t even aspire to go to cool places. I want go to places and make them look cool,” Dukes said. “My goal last summer was to go to five different cities. I ended up going to six or seven.”
Dukes goes to different areas, meets people and takes videos or pictures of them. He shows them to the subject and then builds a connection with them beyond just meeting in that setting.
As seen on his social media, similar to lacrosse star Myles Jones, Dukes has a love for fashion and creativity within clothing. For him, fashion is more than just putting on regular clothes.
“Clothes bring people together, I like to dress my mood,” Dukes said. “I feel like people in our generation really like to dress their mood, whether it’d be gray, vibrant, whatever it is.”
For him, fashion is not only a way to express his mood. It’s also another way to continue his goal of bringing people together.
As for his future, Dukes hasn’t nailed down exactly what he wants to do. He does have aspirations to play professional lacrosse, which is something he’s dreamed about since he was a kid. He could also get into coaching, which is something he got a head start in this past summer serving as an assistant coach with the 2025 Annapolis Hawks Club Team. Videography will remain a staple of his life, too.
Whatever Keith chooses to do, based on his leadership skills, the want and will to bring people from all backgrounds together combined with his creativity, his future is very bright.
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