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The Dallas Mavericks Dancers’ new uniforms prove not everything’s bigger in Texas
By Dan Devine | Ball Don't Lie – 8 hours ago
The Dallas Mavericks Dancers perform during halftime of the Mavs' Monday night game against the Blazers. (AP)
Every year, countless NBA players give countless reporters countless
quotes about the hard work they've put in during the offseason, usually
placing strong emphasis on new wrinkles and features they've added over
the summer. For the Dallas Mavericks Dancers, though, the headlines are much more about what they've lost — namely, it seems, some fabric.
After opening their season on the road with a win over the Los
Angeles Lakers and a loss at the hands of the Utah Jazz, the Mavs
returned to the friendly confines of the American Airlines Center for a
three-game homestand. When the Mavericks Dancers made their season debut
during a timeout in Saturday night's win over the Charlotte Bobcats,
they did so clad in the garments you see above — very white, very
sparkly and very limited in terms of torso coverage. Louise Boyle of England's Daily Mail didn't catch the Bobcats tilt over the weekend — some diehard Louise Boyle is — but did notice the outfits' encore appearance during Monday night's game between Dallas and the Portland Trail Blazers:
<blockquote>On Monday night, the cheerleading team took to the
basketball court for the half-time show wearing short, white spandex
dresses with cut-out panels.
Although skimpy outfits are run-of-the-mill for women who perform the
daring and athletic routines at professional sports games, the
briefness of the Mavericks new ensembles could raise some eyebrows.
The costumes bring the Mavericks on par with other cheerleaders in
the same Texas city — the Dallas Cowboys' dancers, who are known for the
briefness of their hemline.
</blockquote>
The Dallas Mavericks Dancers perform during a timeout in Saturday's game against the Charlotte Bobcats. (AP)
This, of course, is nothing new — not only do the uniforms of dance
troupes and cheerleaders for most American professional sports
franchises feature revealing combinations of low-cut tops and
short-shorts in a general sense, but the Mavericks Dancers specifically haven't exactly shied away from showing off their midriffs in years past. It may have started as a
take-off on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders' iconic look, but at this point, the Mavericks Dancers have pretty well established their own
style. (Plus, as it stands, fewer connections to the Cowboys might be for the best, all things considered.)
Such revealing ensembles have at times elicited objections; a
"naughty nurse" costume used for a Robert Palmer-soundtracked routine,
for example, drew the ire of a nonprofit organization that advocates for "more accurate, balanced
and frequent media portrayals of nurses." Those on the other side of
the fence might note the existence of the Dallas Mavericks ManiAACs,
an all-male dance troupe populated mostly by overweight men who also
bare their bellies, suggesting that skimpy costumes and dancing go
hand-in-hand in Dallas' in-arena entertainment experience, irrespective
of gender, and that ultimately the dancing is paramount. (Their owner,
after all, has been known to cut a rug.)
A Dallas Mavericks Dancer performs. (AP)That
said, this year's uniforms do seem to depart a bit from standard fare —
I think it's that strip in the middle, mostly — which could be part of
the Mavericks trying to establish a unique identity for their troupe,
not unlike the Brooklyn Nets did when they revealed their dance team uniforms this summer. White, blue and sparkly might not evoke quite as strong a
sentiment as "black and 'stretch leatherette'" in terms of defining a
team's approach, but it kind of stands to reason.
White's the absence of color, and the Mavs have thus far been defined
by the absence of their top gun, Dirk Nowitzki; blue's a primary,
baseline color, and the Mavs have gotten out to a 4-1 start by
emphasizing basic principles of offensive efficiency, generating and
converting high-quality looks (they've got the league's second-best
field-goal percentage and best 3-point percentage); and the little bit
of sparkle comes when offseason acquisition O.J. Mayo goes off, as he
has in leading the team in scoring in three straight wins. I'm still a
bit lost on that strip, but let's say that it represents the connective
all-court game of Shawn Marion. (Seems like as good an explanation as
any.)
Whether the gear generates any complaints stateside, or if the
uniforms' "briefness" (a word I was not aware was applicable in such a
context) is simply an English concern, remains to be seen. In the
meantime, so long as Dallas keeps winning at the AAC as it did in
sweeping this week's three-game homestand, you'd suspect that fans will
be too busy loving what Rick Carlisle's doing to care much about who's
dancing and what they're wearing.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/dallas-mavericks-dancers-uniforms-prove-not-everything-bigger-163130767--nba.html
I thought we could use some lighter fare around here.
By Dan Devine | Ball Don't Lie – 8 hours agoThe Dallas Mavericks Dancers perform during halftime of the Mavs' Monday night game against the Blazers. (AP)
Every year, countless NBA players give countless reporters countless
quotes about the hard work they've put in during the offseason, usually
placing strong emphasis on new wrinkles and features they've added over
the summer. For the Dallas Mavericks Dancers, though, the headlines are much more about what they've lost — namely, it seems, some fabric.
After opening their season on the road with a win over the Los
Angeles Lakers and a loss at the hands of the Utah Jazz, the Mavs
returned to the friendly confines of the American Airlines Center for a
three-game homestand. When the Mavericks Dancers made their season debut
during a timeout in Saturday night's win over the Charlotte Bobcats,
they did so clad in the garments you see above — very white, very
sparkly and very limited in terms of torso coverage. Louise Boyle of England's Daily Mail didn't catch the Bobcats tilt over the weekend — some diehard Louise Boyle is — but did notice the outfits' encore appearance during Monday night's game between Dallas and the Portland Trail Blazers:
<blockquote>On Monday night, the cheerleading team took to the
basketball court for the half-time show wearing short, white spandex
dresses with cut-out panels.
Although skimpy outfits are run-of-the-mill for women who perform the
daring and athletic routines at professional sports games, the
briefness of the Mavericks new ensembles could raise some eyebrows.
The costumes bring the Mavericks on par with other cheerleaders in
the same Texas city — the Dallas Cowboys' dancers, who are known for the
briefness of their hemline.
</blockquote>
The Dallas Mavericks Dancers perform during a timeout in Saturday's game against the Charlotte Bobcats. (AP)
This, of course, is nothing new — not only do the uniforms of dance
troupes and cheerleaders for most American professional sports
franchises feature revealing combinations of low-cut tops and
short-shorts in a general sense, but the Mavericks Dancers specifically haven't exactly shied away from showing off their midriffs in years past. It may have started as a
take-off on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders' iconic look, but at this point, the Mavericks Dancers have pretty well established their own
style. (Plus, as it stands, fewer connections to the Cowboys might be for the best, all things considered.)
Such revealing ensembles have at times elicited objections; a
"naughty nurse" costume used for a Robert Palmer-soundtracked routine,
for example, drew the ire of a nonprofit organization that advocates for "more accurate, balanced
and frequent media portrayals of nurses." Those on the other side of
the fence might note the existence of the Dallas Mavericks ManiAACs,
an all-male dance troupe populated mostly by overweight men who also
bare their bellies, suggesting that skimpy costumes and dancing go
hand-in-hand in Dallas' in-arena entertainment experience, irrespective
of gender, and that ultimately the dancing is paramount. (Their owner,
after all, has been known to cut a rug.)
A Dallas Mavericks Dancer performs. (AP)That
said, this year's uniforms do seem to depart a bit from standard fare —
I think it's that strip in the middle, mostly — which could be part of
the Mavericks trying to establish a unique identity for their troupe,
not unlike the Brooklyn Nets did when they revealed their dance team uniforms this summer. White, blue and sparkly might not evoke quite as strong a
sentiment as "black and 'stretch leatherette'" in terms of defining a
team's approach, but it kind of stands to reason.
White's the absence of color, and the Mavs have thus far been defined
by the absence of their top gun, Dirk Nowitzki; blue's a primary,
baseline color, and the Mavs have gotten out to a 4-1 start by
emphasizing basic principles of offensive efficiency, generating and
converting high-quality looks (they've got the league's second-best
field-goal percentage and best 3-point percentage); and the little bit
of sparkle comes when offseason acquisition O.J. Mayo goes off, as he
has in leading the team in scoring in three straight wins. I'm still a
bit lost on that strip, but let's say that it represents the connective
all-court game of Shawn Marion. (Seems like as good an explanation as
any.)
Whether the gear generates any complaints stateside, or if the
uniforms' "briefness" (a word I was not aware was applicable in such a
context) is simply an English concern, remains to be seen. In the
meantime, so long as Dallas keeps winning at the AAC as it did in
sweeping this week's three-game homestand, you'd suspect that fans will
be too busy loving what Rick Carlisle's doing to care much about who's
dancing and what they're wearing.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/dallas-mavericks-dancers-uniforms-prove-not-everything-bigger-163130767--nba.html
I thought we could use some lighter fare around here.
But you should never feel badly about your big busty assets. My sisters are very curvy... nice big boobs, tiny waists, nice big booties. Don't know what happened to me. 
