Stampede Spirit Dance Team Tryouts Friday And Saturday
August 14, 2007 - NBA G League (G League)
Idaho Stampede News Release
BOISE, Idaho - August 14, 2007 - The Idaho Stampede Spirit dance team will be hosting tryouts this Friday and Saturday, August 17-18, at Studio C Dance Academy in Eagle. Each day will be showcased live to fans online at idahostampede.com via Fiberpipe Internet Services. Friday's tryout session will begin at 6 p.m. and Saturday's will begin at 9:30 a.m.
Registration will begin at 5 p.m. on Friday and is $15. Registration forms can be found at idahostampede.com or by contacting Stampede Spirit Director Jennifer Huter via email at spiritdanceteam@hotmail.com.
Fans will have the opportunity to voice their opinion about the 2007-08 Stampede Spirit dance team, as they can watch both days of the tryouts online. Friday's group session, as well as Saturday's individual tryouts will be showcased online at idahostampede.com. Performances from Saturday will be posted online, and fans will be able to watch and vote for their "Fiberpipe Fan Favorite" dance team member.
In conjunction with the franchise's 10th anniversary season, fans will have ten days from Monday, August 20 to vote on the "Fiberpipe Fan Favorite". The voting will close at 10:10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 29.
The 2007-08 Stampede Spirit dance team, including the "Fiberpipe Fan Favorite", will be announced to the public at center stage during Alive After Five in downtown Boise on Wednesday, August 29. The team will be signing autographs at the Stampede booth during the event.
Friday's first round will consist of a group session, where participants will learn a short routine that includes basic dance technique. No cuts will be made at this session. Saturday will consist of individual tryouts where each dancer will perform the routine learned the prior evening, and will be evaluated on dance technique, showmanship, appearance and physical fitness.
The Stampede Spirit dance team is Idaho's premier dance squad, and performs at all Stampede home games. Additionally, they have performed in front of national television audiences, at NBA games and during NBA All-Star weekend in Las Vegas this past year.
Dance team members will also participate in the third annual Stampede Spirit Calendar shoot, lend time and talent at community and charity events, and participate in Spirit Dance camps for youth.
About the Idaho Stampede
The Idaho Stampede tip-off their 10th Anniversary season, and second in the NBA Development League, in November. Season tickets for the reigning Western Division Champions during the 2007-08 season start at only $195 per seat, or just over five dollars per game. During the 2006-07 season, the Stampede finished tied for the best regular season record in the league (33-17), was home of the NBA D-League MVP (Randy Livingston) and Coach of the Year (Bryan Gates).
In addition to all of the 10th Anniversary season promotions, Boise will be the host city for the 2008 NBA D-League Showcase. The Showcase is a four-day basketball extravaganza in January, where all of the teams in the NBA D-League will compete at Qwest Arena in front of NBA general managers and scouts. Don't miss out on any of the action, call (208) 388-4667 today for more information.
About the NBA Development League
The seventh D-League season begins Nov. 23 with five games, including the defending D-League Champion Dakota Wizards opening defense of their title by hosting the expansion Iowa Energy at Bismarck Civic Center. Also on opening night, Fort Wayne will return to the NBA family for the first time in 50 years when the Mad Ants hold their first ever home game, welcoming the Tulsa 66ers to Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, while the Rio Grande Valley Vipers also make their D-League debut by hosting the Austin Toros at Dodge Arena.
Entering its seventh season, the D-League - the NBA's minor league established to develop talent across all disciplines for the NBA - will be relocating its headquarters from Greenville, S.C. to New York City to help foster the D-League's continued growth by giving it direct access to the support and resources of the NBA and WNBA. During the 2006-07 season, 19 NBA teams assigned 24 players to D-League rosters, and 14 NBA teams called-up 16 players (Gatorade Call-ups') while 31 D-League alumni participated in the NBA Playoffs. Additionally, every referee hired by the NBA since 2002 has worked in the D-League, while coaches, athletic trainers and front office executives are also being developed.
Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the D-League offers NBA-quality basketball and fun, family entertainment at affordable prices. For additional information on the NBA Development League, visit NBADLEAGUE.com.
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