Orlando Magic Dancers

The Orlando Magic Dancers are a professional dance team that helps make the Orlando Magic the hottest show in town! Established in 1988, 19 of Orlando's most talented dancers, gymnasts and entertainers have thrilled fans for the last 18 seasons. 

Under the direction of Manager/Choreographer Jeanine Klem-Thomas and Assistant Manager Cherie LaRosa, the dancers entertain arena audiences at every home Magic game with high-energy and fast-paced routines.  Outside of the games, the Magic Dancers add excitement and class to special and charitable events, grand openings, corporate meetings, conventions, trade shows, and many other promotional functions...over 250 events per year in and out of Central Florida!

In addition to all of the different events the Dancers participate in throughout the year, the team also has its own designated charity program, the Challenger Little League. The Challenger Little League is a program for children with mental and physical handicaps and the Dancers volunteer at every game each fall and spring mentoring the children and assisting them in the game of baseball! As a matter of fact, the Dancers contribute over 650 hours of service to the Central Florida community and abroad each year through their volunteer work and appearances at various functions!

The current Orlando Magic Dancers range in age from 18 to 35 and are all either full-time working professionals or full-time college students! The 2007-2008 team includes an Electrical Engineering major, two full-time Mothers, a Marketing Consultant, a Communications Sales Associate, a Real Estate Assistant, a Leasing Professional, a Salon Manager, a Massage Therapist, and several Dance Teachers just to name a few! They are all multi-talented, highly educated, philanthropic, athletic women with a passion for dance and sports! It takes dedication, determination, and discipline to be a Magic Dancer. The Dancers rehearse 2-3 nights per week for 2-4 hours a night year-round in addition to their rigorous work, school, appearance, and game schedules.

Because of their discipline, popularity and entertainment appeal, the Magic Dancers have performed around the world.  They have had the great honor of entertaining our U.S. Troops stationed overseas in Bosnia, Kosovo, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Iceland, Poland and Norway during three separate Armed Forces Entertainment tours from 2004-2006.  Their travels with the NBA have also taken them to London, Tokyo, Mexico City, Taiwan and Puerto Rico for various events and exhibition games.  Most recently, the Dancers performed in the Turkish All-Star Game in Istanbul.

As trend setters helping to continually raise the bar for professional dance teams in the NBA, during the 2003-2004 season the Magic Dancers were the first team to form an all-female dunk team made up of their actual Dancers.  In 2006, the extremely popular Dunking Magic Dancers took their show on the road performing at the NBA All-Star Game in Houston, the NCAA Final Four Weekend in Indianapolis, at an NBDL game in Fort Meyers, at the 18th Annual China Sports Convention, at a Celebrity Game in Tampa, at a USAB Game in Guangzhou, China and at the Hong Kong Celebrity Game!  An absolute fan favorite, you can catch these high-flying performances at select home Magic games throughout the season.

In addition to their travels, they have been featured on the pages of many national publications such as Muscle and Fitness and Southern Living Magazine and in several television shows such as NBC’s ‘Fear Factor’ and ESPN’s ‘Id Do Anything’.

STUFF THE MAGIC MASCOT

On October 27, 1988, a large egg was discovered in front of the TD Waterhouse Centre. No one is sure what planet it came from or how it arrived in Orlando. Witnesses, however, report a giant explosion followed by a shower of deflated basketballs, Orlando Magic bumper stickers and puffs of green smoke. What emerged after that was a dragon with so much spirit, he just had to be the Magic's Mascot.

Stuff, in his 18th season, is one of the most recognizable mascots in professional sports. Stuff made his community debut at Church Street Station on Halloween night of 1988. He was an instant success and has since relished his role as the team "funny guy." Full of energy and spark, he is guaranteed to bring a smile to the faces of fans both young and old.

Though his job is to represent the Magic, Stuff has gained his own fan-base along the way. His antics as a boisterous and persistent show-off are a hit with everyone. If you are lucky, you may even see the wild wackiness of Stuff's inflatable alter ego, Air Stuff or perhaps you'll have an opportunity to meet Mini Stuff!