Cheering on the Jacksonville Giants
The St. Augustine Record
January 30, 2011
The new ABA basketball team, The Jacksonville Giants, has held auditions for their official dance team.
Many St. Augustine residents are members of this new team called The Jacksonville Jewels. Ages average between 18 and 24. They also have a junior dance, Jacksonville Gems, that includes dancers from 7th through 12th grade.
These new teams are coached by Pamela Masters and practice weekly for their weekend games. They perform new halftime routines at each game, dance to sideliners during the entire game, and perform center court between media timeouts and quarters.
The Jacksonville Jewels have the following girls on the team:
Hannah Perry, a member of Showtime USA and former cheerleader at Crescent City High School.
Summer Worthington, a former member of the Ja’Quettes dance team at SAHS and currently attending St. Johns River State College.
Katie Morris, technique teacher at Showtime USA, she danced for the semi-pro Orlando Predators AFL dance team along with for her college UCF Knight Moves dance team where she was a captain for two years — Katie also graduated from UCF with a degree in finance.
Ali Oliver, former St. Joe cheerleader and MHS Magic dancer.
Allie Schmidt, a former MHS Magic dancer, SAHS Ja’Quette, and a current Showtime alumni who recently graduated from UNF with a degree in communications.
Rhiannon Kirkland, former Sunbeams dancer for the Jacksonville Suns and Middleburg cheerleader.
Rachael Slayman, a member of Showtime USA and former MHS Magic dancer.
Michelle Woods, a member of Showtime USA and former MHS Magic dancer.
Taylor Brown, a member of Showtime USA, former member of MHS Magic, currently a track and field athlete, and gymnastics athlete.
Saniece Anderson, a former student from Douglas Anderson School of the Arts.
Shelby Mayo, a member of Showtime USA, former SAHS cheerleader, and former MHS Magic dancer, she is currently a track and field athlete and teaches at Island Gymnastics.
Every home game is televised on CW 17.
The Jacksonville Giants are undefeated.
Call 794-2284 for team information or go to www.jacksonvillegiants.com.
