WESTWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Clippers Spirit held open auditions Sunday in Westwood, bringing out a huge turnout of women looking to score a spot on the NBA team's dance squad.
Most of those trying out are seasoned performers. But they say dancing for the team is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
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"Dancing for the community has just been my mission for such a long time," said Aila Tanimoto. "I've had a 21-year dance career and I think it's really led up to this."
Sunday was the first round of auditions. The final round is planned for Monday.
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"I just really want to be on Clippers," said dancer Nicole Papayans. "I think they're such talented girls."
More information about the Spirit dance squad and auditions is available here.