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Seattle Storm announce 2006 Dance Troupe auditions

Published on April 13, 2006 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Seattle Storm News Release


SEATTLE - The Seattle Storm today announced that auditions for the 2006 Storm Dance Troupe will be held Tuesday, April 18 at The Furtado Center, the Sonics & Storm Training Facility. This season, the Storm will have both a junior co-ed troupe for ages 5-16 and an adult co-ed squad for ages 17 and older.

- Auditions are free and open to adults as well as children age 5 and over.

- Hip-hop and dance experience recommended.

- Non-marking athletic shoes must be worn.

- Doors open for registration at 4:30 p.m.

- Auditions will be closed to viewers from 5:30-9 p.m.

- Each applicant must bring a current, non-returnable photograph of him or herself.

The judging at this year's auditions will be conducted by a panel consisting of Dance Troupe Director Susan Hovey, former Storm player Alicia Thompson and members of the Storm staff. The selected Storm Dance Troupe members will perform during Storm home games at KeyArena this summer.

For more information on the 2006 Storm Dance Troupe auditions, prospective participants can log on to storm.wnba.com or e-mail stormdancetroupe@sonics-storm.com.

The Storm will open their 2006 season against Western Conference rival Los Angeles at KeyArena beginning at 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 21. The following Tuesday, May 23, Seattle will host the Houston Comets at 8 p.m. The Houston game will be televised to a national audience on ESPN2.

Single-game tickets for all of the Storm's 2006 regular-season home games, as well as their May 7 preseason game against the New York Liberty at KeyArena, will go on sale Monday, May 1 at 10 a.m. All Storm home games will be played at the Key this summer, the team's seventh season in the WNBA. For additional information on 2006 Storm single-game tickets or ticket packages, call 206-217-WNBA or log on to storm.wnba.com.

The Seattle Sonics & Storm organization manages the Puget Sound region's professional basketball franchises - the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics and the WNBA's Seattle Storm. The organization oversees all sales, marketing, finance, public relations and basketball operations for the teams. The Basketball Club of Seattle LLC owns both teams.

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