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Mustang native nominated for NBA All-Star Dance Team
Brendan Hoover
If the roster of the Honeybees were a true demographic representation, Mustang could claim a full fifteen percent of the population of beautiful women in the Oklahoma City metro area.
Three of the 20 members of the dance team for the Oklahoma City/New Orleans Hornets, Leah Parker, Nicole Calvert and Tina Lenhart, hail from the home of the Broncos.
Parker, a 2004 Mustang High School graduate, has been nominated for a spot on the NBA All-Star Dance Team that will perform at the All-Star game in March.
Parker performed for the MHS Pom squad for three years and was named to the All-State Dance team her senior year. After graduation she performed with the University of Central Oklahoma Pom Squad before trying out for the Honeybees when the Hornets relocated to Oklahoma City after Hurricane Katrina.
Parker beat out nearly 200 other women to win one of ten spots on the team in her first season, and is now performing in her second season after tryouts last summer.
Parker and two other women were nominated to represent the Honeybees on the All-Star Dance Team. The competition will be decided by fan voting. Supporters can cast their vote for Parker by logging on to www.hornets.com and looking for the “Vote for Your Honeybees” picture.
Fans can vote once per day and voting will take place until Jan. 22. The Honeybee with the most votes wins the spot on the team.
Parker’s mom, Pam, said the nomination is quite an honor for her daughter, and her family and friends are very proud of her accomplishments.
Parker said she has been dancing since she was six years old, taking jazz and ballet classes in Mustang. She said is proud to represent her hometown.
“It’s really neat. People come up to me and ask if I’m from Mustang. It’s neat to come from a small town and represent the high school and let people that we have a good dance team,” she said.
Parker said she would be surprised if she won the spot on the All-Star Dance team.
“It’s a tough competition. It would be awesome to represent the Hornets in Las Vegas. I would be so proud to know people thought I deserved it, but the other two girls deserve it just as much as I do,” she said.
Calvert, a 2005 MHS graduate and first year Honeybee, said she is proud her fellow Bronco has been nominated for the honor.
“I’m really excited that Leah has the opportunity to go to Vegas and I wish her luck. I’m rooting for all the girls. They’re all Honeybees,” she said.
Calvert, biology major at UCO who wants to be a dental hygienist, won her spot on the squad after tryouts last summer.
“I was on the (Oklahoma City) Yard Dawgs dance team last year. Then some girls found out they were having Honeybee tryouts and four of us went for it,” she said. “I love being a Honeybee—it’s amazing to be a dancer for an NBA team. And since they are leaving next year, I might not ever have this opportunity again.”
Mustang native nominated for NBA All-Star Dance Team
Brendan Hoover
If the roster of the Honeybees were a true demographic representation, Mustang could claim a full fifteen percent of the population of beautiful women in the Oklahoma City metro area.
Three of the 20 members of the dance team for the Oklahoma City/New Orleans Hornets, Leah Parker, Nicole Calvert and Tina Lenhart, hail from the home of the Broncos.
Parker, a 2004 Mustang High School graduate, has been nominated for a spot on the NBA All-Star Dance Team that will perform at the All-Star game in March.
Parker performed for the MHS Pom squad for three years and was named to the All-State Dance team her senior year. After graduation she performed with the University of Central Oklahoma Pom Squad before trying out for the Honeybees when the Hornets relocated to Oklahoma City after Hurricane Katrina.
Parker beat out nearly 200 other women to win one of ten spots on the team in her first season, and is now performing in her second season after tryouts last summer.
Parker and two other women were nominated to represent the Honeybees on the All-Star Dance Team. The competition will be decided by fan voting. Supporters can cast their vote for Parker by logging on to www.hornets.com and looking for the “Vote for Your Honeybees” picture.
Fans can vote once per day and voting will take place until Jan. 22. The Honeybee with the most votes wins the spot on the team.
Parker’s mom, Pam, said the nomination is quite an honor for her daughter, and her family and friends are very proud of her accomplishments.
Parker said she has been dancing since she was six years old, taking jazz and ballet classes in Mustang. She said is proud to represent her hometown.
“It’s really neat. People come up to me and ask if I’m from Mustang. It’s neat to come from a small town and represent the high school and let people that we have a good dance team,” she said.
Parker said she would be surprised if she won the spot on the All-Star Dance team.
“It’s a tough competition. It would be awesome to represent the Hornets in Las Vegas. I would be so proud to know people thought I deserved it, but the other two girls deserve it just as much as I do,” she said.
Calvert, a 2005 MHS graduate and first year Honeybee, said she is proud her fellow Bronco has been nominated for the honor.
“I’m really excited that Leah has the opportunity to go to Vegas and I wish her luck. I’m rooting for all the girls. They’re all Honeybees,” she said.
Calvert, biology major at UCO who wants to be a dental hygienist, won her spot on the squad after tryouts last summer.
“I was on the (Oklahoma City) Yard Dawgs dance team last year. Then some girls found out they were having Honeybee tryouts and four of us went for it,” she said. “I love being a Honeybee—it’s amazing to be a dancer for an NBA team. And since they are leaving next year, I might not ever have this opportunity again.”
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