Mississippi Braves Diamond Dancers
Back in January over 100 hopefuls auditioned and 22 were selected to become members of the new Mississippi Braves Diamond Dance Team. Here’s the squad photo with make-up and hair by Juan Johnson.
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Back Row: Brittany Jones, Emily Lawrence , Leanna Coleman, Katie Limbaugh, Tiara Hughes, Alisha Shirley, Kiara Garner, Diamond Vanderford, Coley Bush, Dwana McClure
Middle Row: Miya Warfield, Amber Kennon, Sarah Bushnell, Samatha Gregory, Leslie Guyton, Melissa Walker, Kalya Buie, Christy Chambers , Sharon Bennett
Bottom Row: Ashley Nowell, Jenny Tullos, Carrie Bishop
The Diamond Dancers will appear at over 70 games this season at Trustmark Park in Pearl. Not only do they perform on the field several times, they also assist with promotions throughout the game.
The squad is Mississippi’s first Pro Sports Dance Team and are under the direction of former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader and Dallas Mavericks Dancer Maya Hayes. Maya owns StarFire Productions, a Dance and Pro Sports Entertainment Company located in Texas.
Diamond Dancer Ashley is Miss Hinds and will compete in the Miss Mississippi Pageant this summer.
Ashley is a nursing student.
