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The Brooklynettes Expand to China in New Talent Variety Show “CheersNets”

The Brooklyn Nets games deliver much more than fast breaks and buzzer-beaters. The Brooklynettes bring just as much fire as the players, turning every game into a show. With punchy, fierce numbers and plenty of sequins, the urban-chic performers have been winning fans across the world since 2012, when the Nets moved to Brooklyn and launched its official dance team. Now, the Brooklynettes are taking that signature style global with CheersNets, a brand-new talent variety show in China.

Produced by Tencent in partnership with the Nets, the series puts 45 dancers from across China in the spotlight. Over six episodes, they’ll battle for eight coveted spots on the first-ever Brooklynettes China Team. Contestants will be judged on technique, musicality, and their ability to fit the Brooklynettes’ signature edgy, cool style. In addition to the judges’ selections, viewers in China will also have the chance to vote for their picks as the dancers take on individual and group performances to secure their spots on the team.

The Brooklynettes performing during the 2024 season. Photo courtesy Brooklyn Nets.

CheersNets premiered on September 5 across Tencent platforms in China and will run through October 9, when the eight selected dancers will be announced in the final episode. Then, later in October, the Brooklynettes China Team will debut at an event in China alongside current Brooklynettes dancers before continuing to perform on its own.

“As part of our Brooklynettes entertainment platform, we are incredibly excited to introduce our new Brooklynettes China Team,” says Criscia Long, the Nets’ senior director of entertainment, in a press release from the team and Tencent. “This partnership not only allows us to connect with our fans in China on a deeper level but also provides a platform for these amazing dancers to shine on an international stage. We can’t wait for everyone to see what they can do.”

And we can’t wait to see the results!

Check out the official CheersNets trailer below:

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Tapas Das: Tapas Das, a young entrepreneur of our times started TWIST N TURNS in 2005. A person who is kind, generous, creative and down to earth wanted to start his own one of a kind dance academy. According to him, Dance is a language of movements that involves space, time and the human body. He was born and grew up in Kolkata, the cultural hub of India. Being appreciated in the field of dance all his life, he is extremely talented. He has been dancing since the age of four. Once he finished his high school, he learned jazz/modern and contemporary dance. His horizons were broadened even more when he started dancing Bollywood with Beat Busters for 4 years, which then was the most upcoming dance crew in Kolkata. After that exposure, he studied how to be a dance teacher, which later started helping him impart his knowledge about dance. Thus, in 2005, with the help of family and friends, he started TWIST N TURNS. Starting with a mere number of 40 students, today TWIST N TURNS currently has over 500 students. Over the time Tapas has taught and performed all over the country. He has performed in cities such as Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Jhansi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, and Udaipur etc. He has been an active participant in the Salsa India Congress in the cities of Bangalore and Bombay, and he has also visited various International Salsa Congresses in Europe, namely in Berlin ,Singapore, Hong Kong,Dubai. He is been also trained recently at Broadway Dance Center (New York), Alvin Alley (New York) and Steps on Broadway (New York). He is not only a dancer or teacher. He is a successful choreographer and has coordinated various shows without difficulty in our country. His leadership skills are exceptional, thus he is where he stands today. His aim in life would be to become a dance educator. He wants to share his tremendous knowledge in the right way to the right people. He is also, simultaneously running other brands like Zumba Kolkata, Bollywood Studio ArtistWala.com and India International Dance Institute.