Dazzle to Hold Star City Squad Dance Team Tryouts
Published on August 24, 2005 under NBA G League (G League)
Roanoke Dazzle News Release
Roanoke, Va., August 24 - The Roanoke Dazzle will be holding tryouts for the Star City Squad Dance Team September 10, 2005. Tryouts will take place at New Fitness, Crossroads located at 5002 Airport Road, NW, Roanoke, starting promptly at 1:00 p.m.
The Star City Squad is the interactive squad and dance team of the NBA Development League's Roanoke Dazzle. The squad is comprised of talented dancers and performers, who will perform at all Dazzle home games, and participate in community events that the Dazzle participate in throughout the season.
Tryouts are open to anyone who is 18 or older, and who can commit to a full season of performing and practicing. Selections will be made based on athletic appearance, dance technique, showmanship, personality, and the ability to pick up choreography. Applications may be filled out and turned in before tryouts by logging onto www.roanokedazzle.com. A $20 non-refundable fee will be required to accompany all applications. To register the day of tryouts, applications can be filled out starting at 12:30 p.m. at New Fitness.
The NBA Development League includes the Albuquerque Thunderbirds (N.M.), Arkansas RimRockers (Little Rock), Austin Toros (Texas), Fayetteville Patriots (N.C.), Florida Flame (Ft. Myers), Fort Worth Flyers (Texas), Roanoke Dazzle (Va.) and Tulsa 66ers (Okla.).
The D-League offers players the opportunity to develop their talent in a highly competitive atmosphere under the NBA's umbrella. Thirty-four (34) players have been called up to the NBA on 50 separate occasions, with Roanoke leading the way by sending 11. Ten (10) former D-League coaches, five athletic trainers, 11 referees and 29 front office executives have also been called up since the start of the league's inaugural season in November 2001.
Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the league also offers fun, family entertainment at affordable prices. The D-League is a source of on-court talent for the NBA's 30 teams and is a diverse human resources pool for the NBA and its teams by training employees in management, operations, public relations, sales and marketing positions.
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