Portland Trail Blazers

The NBA Madness 2011 tour stopped in Manilla this week to bring a dash of excitement to local fans. The tour is a traveling event that features famous NBA alumni, dance teams, the league’s outreach programs, and of course lots of basketball. This year the Portland Trail Blazers BlazerDancers and Orlando Magic Dancers are part […]

Portland TrailBlazers [Watch the Video] [photo gallery] BlazerDancers Michelle and Veronica along with Performance Teams Manager Michelle attended the 2011 Pro Action Dance Intensive at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. The conference brings together dancers from many pro teams such as the Celtics, Kings, 76’ers, Hawks and Nuggets as well as strong college dance programs […]

After weeks of tryouts and competition, 16 dancers became the 2011-12 Portland Trail Blazers’ BlazerDancers today. In order to claim one of the coveted 16 spots on the 24th edition of the BlazerDancers, hopefuls had to go through a rigorous audition schedule that began July 9, at the Trail Blazers Practice Facility in Tualatin. Dancers […]

Source: Portland Trailblazers [Photo Gallery] [Videos] After weeks of tryouts and competition, 16 dancers will become the 2011-12 Portland Trail Blazers’ BlazerDancers today, announced live on Courtside tonight at 6 p.m., and on Trailblazers.com shortly thereafter. Their first public appearance will be tomorrow, Tuesday, July 19, on KGW’s Live @ 7 show with Stephanie Stricklen. […]

Sara Hecht Trailblazers.com July 11, 2011 The line outside the Trail Blazers practice facility wrapped around the parking lot. Sixty-nine new hopefuls for the 2011-2012 BlazerDancers were taking deep breaths to calm their nerves before entering the gym to participate in a grueling audition process for the major professional dance squad in the Rose City. […]

By Mikel Kelly The Tigard Times As odd as it may sound, Stephanie Anderson quit her full-time job as a development assistant in university advancement at Southern California’s Chapman University just to try for a hard-to-get, part-time position in Portland. A member of Tigard High School’s class of 2005, Anderson was recently named one of […]

By Erin Middlewood Staff Reporter The Columbian August 20, 2010 Amanda Greger almost gave up. She had auditioned four times for the Portland Trail Blazers’ dance team. “After I didn’t make it last year, I thought maybe dancing wasn’t my thing,” said Greger, a 22-year-old Vancouver resident. Before calling it quits, she decided to ask […]

Portland Trailblazers 7/20/2010 Congratulations to the 2010-2011 BlazerDancers! The sixteen dancers who make up the squad were chosen from thirty three finalists who have been auditioning for the past week to make the team. The audition process started with a weekend of preliminary rounds where dancers learned and performed three routines for judges with cuts […]

By Kerry Eggers The Portland Tribune Jul 20, 2010 When I was asked to judge tryouts for the Trail Blazers’ dance squad for the first time this year, it wasn’t one of those decisions you wrestle with for the longest time. It’s a rough job, for sure, but somebody has to do it. My dance […]

Sandra Colton Oregon Live July 14, 2010 Performing on an NBA dance team is a great opportunity for dancers to work professionally in Portland. Ever wonder what it’s like to audition for the NBA’s Portland BlazerDancers? With the next level comes a responsibility as well. Do you have what it takes to make the 16-girl […]