Hours before the crowds arrive on game night of November 10th, insight into the success of the Orlando Magic Dancers can be gained by watching their afternoon practice. On this day, prior to the Magic Dancers’ practice, Manager Jeanine Klem-Thomas started the afternoon sessions with half an hour with her senior squad, the Silver Stars. […]
So, you take the kids to Orlando, and, of course, you want them to have the time of their lives. You want to take them to a place that is shiny and spotless, with its own castle, with loads of food to satisfy every kid’s taste buds, with things to slide and spin on, where […]
In any walk of life, it is rare to find someone as welcoming, enthusiastic, positive, efficient, and hospitable as Jeanine Klem-Thomas, Director of the Magic Dancers, the dance squad of the NBA’s Orlando Magic. How nice is Jeanine? Well, in her rookie season as a Magic Dancer, she jumped up and cheered when an opposing […]
In April 2010, it seems like Billie O’Hara was given a Herculean task. Billie was named Cheer and Dance Development Director for the new UFL; not just for a team, the entire league! Billie had the responsibility to establish five complete cheerleading squads, in cities stretching from California to Connecticut. They all needed their own budgets, directors, auditions, […]
On a night when Dwight Howard would rattle the backboard with emphatic dunks, and the end of the Magic-Jazz game would come down to the final seconds, the loudest, most spontaneous, deafening crowd reaction of the night at Orlando’s new Amway Center was during the first quarter. The Magic and Jazz weren’t on the court, as they […]
If you have tried out for a dance squad and ended up not being selected, you never really know what your future might hold. For instance, the future can still bring a decade of performing on three NBA squads, in addition to becoming a game emcee, plus choreographing routines for squads that cheer for a variety of sports, and […]
Individual profiles and uniform photos are now online for the newest edition of the Magic Dancers. Click here to learn all about the ladies on the team!
Orlando Magic: Following an action-packed final auditions on Friday night at Universal CityWalk in Orlando, 11 veteran members from last season, one veteran from two seasons ago and eight rookies were named to the 2010-11 Orlando Magic Dance Team. The members include Mary, Danielle, Tara, Virgilia, Heather G., Kendra, Emmy, Jazmin, Shalize, Rachael, Jenna, Heather […]
The Magic Dancers just returned last night from an NBA Event with Adidas in Madrid, Spain. Now they’re gearing up for auditions this holiday weekend. [Magic Dancers Auditions Info]
Final reminder! Watch Miss USA 2010 tonight on NBC and keep an eye on these three ladies! Miss Arizona USA 2010 and former Phoenix Suns Dancer Brittany Bell Miss Florida USA 2010 and former Orlando Magic Dancer Megan Clementi Miss Pennsylvania USA 2010 and former Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleader Gina Cerilli
