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11.28.2005
The Knicks City Dancers in November!!!


See the latest Knicks City Dancers routines in our November gallery!



10.07.2005
The Knicks City Dancers in China!!!


The Knicks City Dancers were in Beijing, China from September 29 through October 2nd, appearing with the NBA Jam Van. Follow along in their adventures in the KCD blog.

Photos: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6



08.12.2005
KCD at Grand Opening of Times Square Hard Rock Cafe


The Knicks City Dancers and Miami Steve Van Zandt of the E-Street Band were on hand to celebrate the grand opening of the new Times Square Hard Rock Cafe.



07.17.2005
2005-06 Knicks City Dancers Chosen


After overseeing a weekend of auditions at Madison Square Garden, Knicks Manager of Entertainment Marketing Michelle Harris has selected the Knicks City Dancers for the 2005-06 season. A group of celebrity judges including MTV VJ Quddus and Z100 DJ Skeery Jones helped to select 16 dancers to join the team. Laura was chosen as the 17th dancer by fan voting online at NYKnicks.com.

Photos: Open Auditions | Finals



07.16.2005
Knicks City Dancers Open Auditions on July 16


The Knicks City Dancers will hold open auditions to join the 2005-06 dance team on Saturday, July 16th at 12:00 pm at Madison Square Garden.



07.12.2005
Michelle Harris Named Manager, Entertainment Marketing


New York Knickerbockers Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Operations, Anucha Browne Sanders announced that Michelle Harris has been named manager, entertainment marketing. As Manager, Entertainment Marketing, Harris will oversee day-to-day operations for all dance and performance teams - Knicks City Dancers, Knicks City Kids, Knicks Tumblers, Liberty Torch Patrol, Timeless Torches and the Lil’ Torches - as well as recruit for kids talent searches and new entertainment acts. .



08.12.2004
2004-05 Knicks City Dancers Chosen


After overseeing a weekend of auditions at Basketball City, Knicks Director of Entertainment Marketing Petra Pope has selected the Knicks City Dancers for the 2004-05 season. Get a look at the Saturday open auditions and the Sunday final tryouts exclusively on NYKnicks.com. Season subscribers voted online after the tryouts and chose Alexis from a group of three runners-up to join the KCD.

















02.24.2004
Top Ten Knicks City Dancers Pet Peeves on The Late Show With David Letterman


Show business - it's not all sequins and spandex you know. The Knicks City Dancers aired out their Top Ten Knicks City Dancers Pet Peeves to David Letterman on the Feb 24th episode of the The Late Show



















08.24.2003
Knicks City Dancers Appear in Sex and the City


The Knicks City Dancers appeared in the HBO hit series Sex and the City on Sunday, August 24. In the episode, the KCD perform Proud Mary and Marcella makes a cameo. Check out the multitalented KCD!














08.21.2003
Knicks City Dancers 2003-04 Team Selected


The Knicks City Dancers Open Audition was held Sunday August 17 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden, with final auditions taking place the following Monday. Seventeen women were selected to join the KCD for 2003-2004 at the finals, with the last team spot chosen by fans in our online fan voting. Congratulations to all the new team members!
Photos: Open Audition
Photos: Final Audition
Photos: KCD on GMA














07.01.2003
Knicks City Dancer Marcella Live Chat


With KCD tryouts happening later this summer, Marcella will give you the best insight on what it takes to be a part of NBA's hottest dance team! Marcella, a second-year Knicks City Dancer, has been dancing for over 17 years.

She's 100% Italian - she speaks the language fluently and is the first generation of her family in the USA. A philosophy major at Rutgers University, Marcella plans on attending law school to specialize in entertainment law.

Read Marcella's chat transcript




04.2003
KCD on cover of April Dance Spirit magazine


The Knicks City Dancers are the subject of an in-depth cover story in April's Dance Spirit magazine! Check out the article on the KCD and the mini-profiles of Dana, Lauren, Kellee, Angela and Marcella!















03.16.2003
Knicks City Dancers profiled by New York Times


Check out the Sunday March 16 edition of the New York Times for a profile of the Knicks City Dancers by Times dance correspondent Shayna Samuels.



03.04.2003
Knicks City Dancer Co-Captain Heather Live Chat


Heather, the Co-Captain of the Knicks City Dancers, has been dancing with the squad for five years.

She's also in her second season of heading up the Knicks City Kids dance team. Beside dancing for the Knicks, she also spends her summers dancing for the New York Liberty.

Heather has sung the National Anthem before Knicks and Liberty games, and is pursuing a career in the media. She currently works for a local news station here in New York City as an Assignment Editor and field producer, and hopes to enjoy a career as a journalist.

Read Heather's chat transcript

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