James, East Coast Correspondent|Published on Aug 27, 2012
Earlier this summer six member of the new Brooklynettes dance team traveled to Italy. From their blog they reported on their trip: Jennifer’s Blog – July 23, 2012 Viva Napoli! Ciao Brooklyn fans! What an exciting time it has been for us in Naples! Today we embark on our journey back to Brooklyn. It has […]
James, East Coast Correspondent|Published on Aug 15, 2012
New City. New Uniforms. New Colors. New Name. Maybe you heard the Nets have moved to Brooklyn. They’ll be playing the brand new Barclays Center. It’s very big news in Brooklyn where hundreds of dancers turned out for the Open Call Auditions at Long Island Unversity. After a long day these ladies made the cut. […]
By Bryan Joiner New York Observer June 14, 2012 The Observer lankered out to Brooklyn Bowl last night still trying to square the circle of a professional sports team moving to unkempt Brooklyn, but the team is doing its best job to erase that dissonance by inviting us to some killer parties before the losing […]
Rich Calder The New York Post June 14, 2012 Meet the Brooklynettes. The Brooklyn Nets last night selected a new 20-member dance team that will perform during game days beginning next season at the new Barclays Center. Formerly known as the Nets Dancers during the club’s days in New Jersey, the dance group during an […]
James, East Coast Correspondent|Published on Jun 11, 2012
Adar Wellington was born and raised in Cherry Hill, New Jersey where she studied jazz, ballet, hip-hop, and modern for 18 years. She continued to study at Rutgers University with a major in Dance as well as a member of the nationally ranked dance team. On her down time, Adar continued to study at Broadway […]
James, East Coast Correspondent|Published on Jun 7, 2012
After callbacks and two days of training camp, it’s now down to just 27 finalists who will compete at Brooklyn Bowl on June 13. The new team, team name, logo, and off-season uniform look will be revealed that evening. [Nets Dancers]
The Local June 3, 2012 More than 350 women with a bounce in their step tried out on Saturday to be cheerleaders for the Brooklyn Nets — but the vast number went home unhappy. Most of the former New Jersey team’s current dancers will return when the team begins its first season at the Barclays […]
By Amanda Mikelberg New York Daily News Sunday, June 3, 2012 My mom loves to tell this story: I was 3 and wearing cat ears, a tail and a bow tie when I brought down the house at the Palisadium in Cliffside Park, N.J. I was putting on the Ritz with other tots from Miss […]