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Instead, the all-female team, which has been around for 26 years, will be replaced with a coed squad. Spurs Sports and Entertainment announced Friday that it will hold tryouts for the inaugural coed "hype team" at the beginning of the 2018-2019 season.
The new team has yet to be named, but is looking for those with "family-friendly" skills like tumbling, acrobatics, dance and stunts. Like the Silver Dancers, the team will be part of community events, public appearances and home game performances.The #Spurs Silver Dancers are no more. I am told the @SilverDancers were told tonight that the program was ending due to lack of fan interest & would be replaced with a larger co-ed team. The news does further explain the press release SS&E sent out today. #GoSpursGo pic.twitter.com/8dNeAwSMBl
— Jason Minnix (@JasonMinnix) May 19, 2018
According to ESPN, the change is due to a "lack of fan interest." Fans on social media had other theories.
Lack of fan interest? Wonder where all these followers and YouTube views came from. Not to mention all the $ made for the organization bc of THOUSANDS of kids thru Jr. Silver Dancers Program, prep classes... Hundreds of hours of community service etc... 26 yr legacy, gone. pic.twitter.com/sLkPM7MXYt
— melissa (@melissaaschoon) May 19, 2018
My guess is @spurs didn’t want to pay a fair wage or open themselves up to lawsuits like occurring in other pro cities. #NoSpursNo
— EugeneBarris (@GGenebarris) May 20, 2018
— Michelle (@mvogelee) May 20, 2018Open tryouts will be held July 21 and August 5 at the University of the Incarnate Word.
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