NBA DANCE TEAM

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Fox Sports updated their NBA dancers photo section. Check them out here.

Fans worldwide will have the opportunity to vote for the members of the first-ever NBA All-Star Dance Team on NBA.com. Dancers from all 30 NBA teams will compete for a coveted spot on the 2007 Las Vegas NBA All-Star Dance Team. Balloting will continue on NBA.com through Friday, Jan. 19.

This elite squad featuring a cast of America’s top NBA dance professionals will perform during fan events in Las Vegas including NBA All-Star Jam Session, McDonald’s NBA All-Star Celebrity Game presented by 2K Sports, NBA All-Star Saturday Night presented by AOL.com, and the 2007 NBA All-Star Game, airing live on Sunday, Feb. 18, on TNT, ESPN Radio and in 215 countries and territories worldwide.

The 2007 Las Vegas NBA All-Star Dance Team ballot will feature 30-second video vignettes from each of the nominees to assist fans in the voting process and allow them the opportunity to acquaint themselves with the dancers’ professional as well as personal backgrounds. The dancer with the most votes from each team will earn a position on the first-ever NBA All-Star Dance Team and a trip to Las Vegas, the official host city of NBA All-Star 2007. While in Las Vegas, dancers will sport exclusive adidas gear, including specially designed Eastern and Western Conference All-Star jerseys. The 2007 Las Vegas NBA All-Star Dance Team’s airfare will be provided by Southwest Airlines, the official airline of NBA All-Star 2007.

A total of 90 dancers – three from each team – will be listed on the ballot including members of the first-ever Boston Celtics Dance Team and perennial fan favorites such as the Laker Girls and Miami Heat Dancers. The three dancers on the ballot representing the Orlando Magic are team captains Cherie, Kim M. and Megan.

Voters may select one dancer from each NBA franchise to represent their team in Las Vegas. The 90 dancers on the ballot were selected by their respective teams. The final roster will be announced on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007, on NBA.com and NBA

Pistons.com will post new Automotion Swimsuite wallpaper on the first of every month to download to your computer’s desktop. Currently November and December are available for PC and Mac.

The 2006-07 Automotion Calendar is back and better than ever. Each month is highlighted with a Pistons Automotion Dance Team member dressed in elegant eveningwear. Shot on location at beautiful Bay Harbor in northern Michigan, the calendar runs from November 2006 through October 2007. The calendar is selling for $13. You can order your here.

The Seattle Sonics released the 2007 Sonics Dance Team Swimsuit Calendar. The 15-month calendar features all 15 members of the 2006-07 Sonics Dance Team.

Sonics Dance Team rookie Denee Wolpert is featured on the cover of the team’s third-annual calendar. Wolpert, a 2006 graduate of Washington State University was a member of the WSU Dance Team. Wolpert is also one of three Sonics Dance Team members that have been selected to compete for a position on the NBA’s 2007 All-Star Dance Team.

The calendar is selling for $13.79 and available at the Sonics & Storm Team Shop or at their website. The calendar has not been spiral bound and each month is loose like a poster.

Two women are now officially the oldest members of the Nets’ new senior citizen dance squad. Margaret Dellavalle, 82, made the cut. So did Fanny Militar, 80.

“We’re living much longer today, and we’re capable of competing,” said Dellavalle. “I’m happy to have made it at my age.”

Auditions for the squad were held last week at the NBA team’s practice facility in East Rutherford, N.J., and the winners were chosen Monday.

Originally, Nets management planned to select 12 dancers age 60 and over, but the final roster numbers 15 - and they bent the age requirements by a few months.

“The turnout was great, and the talent was great,” said Nets spokesman Barry Baum. “It was better than we expected.”

Six dancers are from Manhattan, including Deanna Schwartz and Jeri Kadison, and one is from Bronxville in Westchester County. The rest hail from New Jersey. All are women except one: Joe Bianco, 62, of Ramsey.

Ashlee joined the RPD dance team this year and she is a student at the University of Texas majoring in Business. She has been dancing since she was three and always wanted to become a Rockets Power Dancer since her first Rockets game.

Ashlee is a part time waitress and will be done with college in two years. She hopes to have her own business as a wedding planner.

After finishing college, I hope to open my own business as a wedding planner. I love to plan and decorate,—that’s one of my favorite hobbies. Hopefully, I’ll be married with two kids; Faith and Camden. I’d like to have a beach house in Destin, Florida.

You can view the full interview here

The Suns dancers consist of only 15 dancers. Whitney(Whit), Brittany (B.B.), Kaytie(Kade) and Amanda(Dee Dee) joined the team this year.

This is a group shot with their names as follow:

Top Row: Nicole, Brittany, Kaytie

Middle Row: Stefanie, Dani, Emily, Gina, Brandi, Amanda, Abby, Jenni

Bottom Row: Taryn, Kayla, Melissa, Whitney

The Houston Rockets introduces the new 2006-07. You can view some of their photos here