- The Utah Jazz added a professional dance team at the beginning of the 1992-93 season.
The team is made up of 17 dancers. The women rotate so 12 perform at each game.
Dancers practice three times a week, for three hours at a time. On game days, they arrive about 3:30 p.m. for a 7 p.m. game and practice one hour before performances.
Dancers also make community and charity appearances at schools, hospitals, grand openings and other fund-raising events. Many are charity events, but the women get $60 per hour for commercial appearances.
Dancers are paid $25 per practice. For games, first-year rookies earn $45, second-year veterans earn $50 and dancers with three or more years' experience get $60.
Director/choreographer — Jan Whittaker.
Producer — Kelly Crane.
No body art is permitted.
Dancers must be over age 18 and a high school graduate. The oldest woman on the 2001-02 team is 26.
Sponsor — Nu Skin International.