When NBA 3-on-3 Philippines 2011 presented by Sprite comes to town on July 1 to 3, expect a lot of high-kicking, explosive, high energy performances from the New York Knicks City Dance Team – the girls who energize the New York Knicks NBA team and bring the fan experience at Madison Square Garden to a real high.
The girls headline the list of NBA celebrities who will open the first-ever NBA 3-on-3 basketball tournament to be staged in the ASEAN region alongside NBA Legend, 4-time NBA champion and All Star Horace Grant who played alongside Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant with the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Filipino basketball fans will easily take a shine to the New York Knicks City Dancers because – besides being one of the NBA’s most exciting dance teams —their lead dancer is Filipina!
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Michelle Harris, Knicks City Dancers Director of Entertainment
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Michelle Harris, KCD Director of Entertainment, hails from Balayan, Batangas. Her mother’s surname is Dino and her father’s family name is Marella. Now a Chicago, Illinois native, Michelle is currently Director of Entertainment of Knicks & Liberty and oversees the dance teams’ overall entertainment as well as all dance team branding. She started with the Knicks as a Knicks City Dancer about eight years ago and worked her way up to directing them and all the entertainment for the team. Michelle is a graduate of the New York University’s Stern School of Business, with a B.S. in Marketing and Management.
ABOUT THE KNICKS CITY DANCERS
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Christine This is Christine’s third season as a Knicks City Dancer. She was a member of the University of Iowa Dance Team and has been named Miss Southwest Valley ’07, Miss Mesa ’08 and was the third runner up in the Miss Arizona pageant. Other appearances include NBA All-Star events and an outdoor NBA game in Indian Wells with the Phoenix Suns, where she also choreographed routines. A native of Bettendorf, IA, Christine has been skydiving with the Golden Knights and aspires to fly with the Blue Angels. |
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Maria This will be Maria’s second season with Knicks City Dancers. A Long Island native, Maria is an Italian New York girl through and through. Although Maria loves New York, if she could have any super power, it would be to fly, as she hates NYC traffic. When she’s not finding great sales shopping around the city, Maria loves to travel. She recently toured with French pop star Mylene Farmer throughout France, Russia, Switzerland and Belgium. |
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Sarahbeth It is Sarahbeth’s fifth year as a member of the Knicks City Dancers. She just graduated Marymount Manhattan College with a degree in Dance and a minor in Business, and has been dancing professionally for the last 18 years. Sarahbeth has trained with prestigious dance intensives including: the New York City Dance Alliance, American Theatre Dance Workshop, Tap City and the Eglievsky Ballet. Sarahbeth’s ambition is to one day open up a late night dessert restaurant for those who have late night sweet tooth cravings. |
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Stephanie This is Stephanie’s third season as a member of the Knicks City Dancers. As a native of Colonia, N.J., she attended Rutgers University where she graduated with a 4.0 in her Communications major and also a 4.0 in her minor, Italian. She’s been a member of the Rutgers University Dance Team, is a member of the NBA Fan Patrol and danced at the NFL Pro Bowl in 2002. Stephanie has a fraternal twin sister, and while her ambition was once to be the President of the United States, she would now like to be a Food Network Star or Vanna White’s successor. |
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Melissa This is Melissa’s fourth season as a Knicks City Dancer. She holds a BA in Dance and Psychology from Hofstra University and is a judge at the Regional and National Legacy Dance Championships. She’s performed for the Sarah Ferguson Foundation alongside Natasha Bedingfield and Aretha Franklin, as well as on MTV and Comedy Central. A native of Nesconset, NY, Melissa teaches ballet and lyrical dance and can do a “sick moonwalk.” |
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Amanda Amanda is a five-season veteran and captain of the Knicks City Dancers who is also a member of the WNBA Torch Patrol and NBA Fan Patrol. She’s been featured in American Cheerleader and Dance Spirit Magazine, as well as in a Charmin commercial. Other performances include the 2009 All-Star Game (with Kevin Rudolf), Live with Regis and Kelly, TRL, Good Day New York, Good Morning America and Fuse. A native of Vernon, NJ, Amanda has traveled to India, Taiwan, Turkey and Spain, and her ambition is to “experience the world as much as I can to help those in need.”  THE KNICKS CITY DANCERS |
Dancing with Michelle on the New York dance team are Amanda, captain of the Knicks City Dancers and a member of the WNBA Torch Patrol and NBA Fan Patrol; Christine, who danced with the University of Iowa Dance Team and a winner of several beauty contests in the past; Maria, a Long Island native and Italian New York girl through and through; Melissa, who has a BA in Dance and Psychology from Hofstra University, judges the Regional and National Legacy Dance Championships and teaches ballet and lyrical dance; Sarahbeth, a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College with a degree in Dance and a minor in Business, who has trained with the New York City Dance Alliance, American Theatre Dance Workshop, Tap City and the Eglievsky Ballet and Stephanie, from Rutgers University who graduated with a 4.0 in her Communications major and also a 4.0 in her minor, Italian.
Horace Grant and the New York Knicks Dancers will make appearances and interact with fans through clinics and community events. Current All-Stars and legends from the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) will also attend the event and take part in the activities.
Other NBA-style events from July 1-3 at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall include a Sprite Slam Dunk contest and an Energen Skills Challenge where participants can compete and showcase their abilities in front of a home crowd. There will also be an authentic NBA half-time show featuring performances by the Knicks City Dancers, NBA merchandise giveaways and live music to keep fans entertained. Entry to watch the tournament and soak in the festivities is free of charge.
Along with Sprite, SOLARtv Network Incorporated (Basketball TV and NBA Premium TV) has joined the NBA 3-on-3 Philippines 2011 presented by Sprite as official media partner together with Studio 23. Supporting partners also include Energen and Spalding. Venue partner is SM Mall of Asia.
NBA Cares, the league’s global social responsibility program, will also conduct a variety of community events in conjunction with the NBA 3-on-3 Philippines 2011 presented by Sprite.
For more information about the NBA 3-on-3 Philippines 2011 presented by Sprite and chances to win daily quiz prizes, please log ontowww.nba3on3.com/Philippines. Fans can also get updates on the event by following the NBA on twitter at www.twitter.com/NBA_Philippines and through Facebook at www.facebook.com/nba
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