BROOKLYNETTES DANCE TEAM TO HOLD OPEN AUDITIONS FOR 2014-15 BROOKLYN NETS SEASON
 
 Saturday, June 28 at 11 a.m. at LIU Brooklyn
 
--Audition Intensives June 10 and 23--
 
The Brooklyn Nets will hold open auditions for the Brooklynettes dance team on Saturday, June 28 at 11 a.m. at the Arnold and Marie Schwartz Center on the LIU Brooklyn campus at 1 University Plaza. Registration begins at 10 a.m.
 
The Brooklynettes, presented by Crunch Fitness, will perform at all Brooklyn Nets games at Barclays Center during the 2014-15 season and represent the team at events throughout the New York metropolitan area and internationally.
 
Callback auditions will be held on Sunday, June 29 at Barclays Center and taught by Brooklyn-born choreographer Rhapsody James, who has choreographed for artists such as Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, The Pussycat Dolls, and the "Step Up 2: The Streets" feature film.  Rhapsody will also serve as a guest judge alongside Bloc Talent Agency’s Fatima Wilson.
 
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Dancers must be 18 or older and have extensive dance training in hip hop and jazz styles.
Tumbling skills are a plus, but not required.
Wear two-piece attire and non-marking sneakers.
Arrive in glamorous, performance-ready hair and makeup.
Select dancers will be invited to attend a callback audition on June 29 at Barclays Center.
Finalists must be available the evenings of June 30 and July 1.
 
For dancers looking to gain an edge, two Brooklynettes Audition Intensives will be held before open auditions. Each session will feature a new Brooklynettes routine straight from the court, professional insight and audition tips from members of the dance team, Brooklynettes Coach/Choreographer Adar Wellington and Director of Entertainment Marketing Kimberlee Garris, and an exclusive Brooklynettes tank top.
 
Session I will be a hip hop session and held on Tuesday, June 10 from 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Avenue.  Session II will be a street jazz session and held on Monday, June 23 from 6:30pm-9:30pm at LIU Brooklyn, 1 University Plaza, Brooklyn.
 
For more information about auditions and the Brooklynettes Audition Intensives, please visitbrooklynettes.com.
 
About the Brooklyn Nets
The Brooklyn Nets, presented by SW24 Security, were officially launched in April 2012 and play their home games at Barclays Center located at the crossroads of Brooklyn, Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues. A member of the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division, the Nets advanced to the NBA Playoffs in 2013 and2014.
 
Prior to its relocation to Brooklyn, the team was called the New Jersey Nets. Starting in 1977, the Nets played their first four seasons in New Jersey at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway, before moving in 1981 to Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford (later renamed Continental Airlines Arena and IZOD Center). They remained in East Rutherford for 29 seasons until relocating to the Prudential Center in Newark in 2010. The Nets have reached the postseason 18 times, won four Atlantic Division titles and two Eastern Conference Championships, reaching the NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003. Prior to joining the NBA, the team was a member of the ABA and was called the New York Nets. Playing their home games at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, the Nets won two ABA championships in 1974 and 1976.