THE TEAM

Peggy - 70: A former ‘Miss Subway’ and 'jitter-bugger' from Brooklyn, Peggy's trainer encouraged her to audition.


Deanna - 64: Deanna played hooky from work to try out. She was caught by her boss when he saw her audition broadcast on the Nightly News.


Jeri - 59: Jeri never danced before trying out for the NETSationals. She's been a devoted Nets fan since 1978, harboring a secret wish to marry at half-time on center court, when she finds the right man.



Pat - 73: Pat agreed to try out only to appease her persistent grandson. Her family can't believe she's a hip-hop dancer.


Betty/Betsy - 61: Kindergarten teacher by day, Hip Hop devote by night. Betty/Betsy is struggling to unite her two disparate personalities.


Edie - 64: Edie opened her Dance Studio in 1974. Since then she's been teaching generations of kids to dance. She's thrilled to be getting her own chance to perform.

Marge - 83: Marge’s granddaughter Marla is a Nets Dancer and her new coach. Marge, a former figure skater, danced with the 'Happy Tappers' for 8 years.


Janice - 72: Janice has been dancing for 47 years, but she's not a fan of hip-hop. She's been a member of the 'Happy Hoofers' for decades.


Fanny - 81: A dedicated Boogie-Woogie and Cha Cha dancer, Fanny never heard of Jay-Z before her audition. She goes Line Dancing every Friday night. Her granddaughter Trixia is a Nets Dancer.


Willa – 71: A great-great-grandmother, Willa says she's been 50 for 21 years.


Claire - 62: Claire competes in amateur Ballroom Dance competitions with her 27-year-old dance partner.


Joe B – 62: Joe, the only guy, tried out for the team on a dare from his three sons. They each bet him $100 that he wouldn't audition, so he did.


Audrey - 60: Audrey, clueless about hip-hop. It was her Grandnephew Brandon and Grandcousin, Tiarra, that coached her to become the Hip-Hop star she is today.

Nets coaches and Nets administrator

Jaclyn Sabol is originally from Pomona, NY and graduated with a BA in Broadcast Journalism from Rutgers University, where she was a member of the nationally ranked Rutgers University Dance Team. She has been a member of the Nets Dancers for three seasons, and was honored to be chosen by the fans to represent the Nets as part of the 2007 Las Vegas All-Star Dance Team. Tours: Broadway national tour of Contact. Regional: A Chorus Line (Kristine, u/s Val), Joseph...Dreamcoat, Company (April). Commercials: Panasonic, American Express, and SpikeTV. Jaclyn also performed as a back-up dancer for Britney Spears (2001) and appeared in a music video for artist 50 Cent. Currently, she is a Nets Dancer, NETSational coach, an occasional in-game Emcee, and a sales associate for Apria Healthcare.

Marla Collins has been a Nets Dancer for the past three seasons and is in her second season as coach of the NETSational Seniors. She has trained in all areas of dance including jazz, ballet, tap, hip hop, lyrical, and modern. Marla studied dance at Mason Gross School of the Arts and graduated with a BA in Dance and Communication from Rutgers University. While attending Rutgers, she was a member of their nationally ranked dance team. Marla is an elementary school teacher, and in addition, she teaches dance and choreographs through her company Maximum Performance Dance.

Kimberlee Garris has been with Nets Basketball for three seasons in the role of Entertainment Manager.  She oversees over seventy performers and directs all of the organization’s entertainment assets, including the Nets Dancers, Nets Kids, Team Hype, and NETSational Senior Dance Team.  Kimberlee has over twenty years of training dance and gymnastics.  She is a former Knicks City Dancer and has been a featured dancer on MTV, Late Night with David Letterman, and the Radio City Music Hall stage.  Kimberlee graduated from Harvard University with a degree in cognitive neuroscience, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa.  While studying at Harvard, she was captain of the college’s nationally ranked dance team and choreographed and performed in productions for the Hasty Pudding and American Repertory theatres.