Long Island Nets to Hold Open Call Auditions for Kids & Adult Dance Teams Ahead of 2024-25 Season on Friday, Aug. 23 and Sunday, Aug. 25
The Long Island Nets, the NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets, will hold open call auditions for the Kids Dance Team this Friday, Aug. 23, and auditions for the Long Island Nets Dance Team this Sunday, Aug. 25 at the Yes We Can Community Center in Westbury, N.Y.
The Kids Dance Team was launched during the 2017-18 NBA G League season and is operated under the leadership of Head Coach Christy R. Tolbert. Tolbert is a native of Long Island, graduated from Long Island High School for Performing Arts (BOCES), and trained at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre and Broadway Dance Center. She has spent the last 19 years teaching youth dance on Long Island at Venettes Cultural Workshop, Milton L. Olive Middle School, and the Bayshore School District, among others.
The Long Island Nets Dance Team held its inaugural season last year and is led by Head Coach Kristen Greto, who is returning for a second season in the role. Greto joined the organization after spending six years as a former captain and team member of the Brooklynettes, the official dance team of the Brooklyn Nets. In addition to her role with the Long Island Nets, Greto is the head coach of the Long Island University Dance Team, where she led the squad to their first-ever consecutive National Championship win in the Open Spirit Game Day category during the 2023 and 2024 seasons.