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Former Portland Trail Blazers Shannon Bex »

Shannon Bex has been dancing and performing for over 20 years. You may know her from MTV’s Making The Band with Sean “Diddy” Combs and as a member of the Platinum selling, chart topping girl group Danity Kane. Through the whirlwind of this business she still looks back and credits the 5 seasons she had [...]

Orlando Magic Dunking Dancers »

Take a look at highlights from the often imitated, but never duplicated Orlando Magic Dunking Dancers.

Q&A with Jaclyn Sabol »

Jaclyn has been dancing since the age of 2, and is trained in tap, jazz, ballet, hip-hop, lyrical, modern, and swing. She was the captain of her nationally ranked high school dance team, Don Bosco Prep, and also was a 3 year member of the nationally ranked Rutgers University dance team. She graduated from Rutgers [...]

NBA Dancers Appear in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue »

The Sports Illustrated invited ten NBA dancers to New York to be photographed and included in the 2009 Sports Illustrated issue.
The dancers in the issue are Alison Preston from the Boston Celtics, Kayla Oberg from the Phoenix Suns, DeLeah Caro form the Dallas Mavericks, Ashley Allen from the Miami Heat, Deanna Clover from the Orlando [...]

Start 2009 with a Swimsuit Calendar »

Another year and another edition of the popular swimsuite calendars. Below is a list of NBA dancers swimsuit calendars:
- Philadelphia 76ers Dancers swimsuit calendar – $15
This version of the calendar is autographed by all 17 featured dancers. Regular calendar with no autograph is available for $10.

- Phoenix Suns Dancers Calendar
You will have to buy Verve [...]

Comcast showcases Rocket Dancers »

Comcast has added the Houston Rockets On Demand channel at no additional cost for its digital cable customers.
Through a partnership with Fox Sports Houston, the channel will feature the Making of the Houston Rocket Power Dancers in addition to 30-minute game highlights

NBA Dancers help sell tickets, promote the brand »

NBA dancers are “more than eye candy, these entertainers help sell tickets, extend the brand” according to David Sweet of MSNBC SportsBiz.
“In other major sports, dancers per se don’t exist, but cheerleaders are often an important part of franchises. Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders have been featured on “The Colbert Report,” while the smarts of Dallas Cowboys [...]

Looking for Writers »

NBA Dance Team is looking for writers that are interested in cheerleading. If you are a current NBA cheerleader, or aspiring cheerleader and would like to share your experience or love of writing please contact us.

Who is your favorite dance team? NBA Dance bracket is back »

The dance bracket is back at NBA.com. The past two years, the Heat dancers won the majority of the votes. I won’t be surprised if they take the title again. That’s the only thing going for them right now. You can vote here.

List of NBA Dancers Swimsuit Calendar 2007-08 »

Here is a list of all the 2008 NBA dancers swimsuit calendars. Only handful of teams issued calendar this year. Let me know if I missed any.
Eastern Conference:

A-Town Dancers Wall Calendar – $9.99
Boston Celtics Dancers – n/a
Charlotte – n/a
Chicago Luvabulls – Free poster in PDF format.
Cavalier Girls Calendar – $13.92
Detroit Pistons Automotion [...]