Tundra Dancers shimmy and jiggle for Rockets fans Photos: Andrew Innerarity / Chronicle By DANIEL J. VARGAS Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle When Gabe Cancino told his father that he was part of an all-male dancing team, his dad shot him a look. EXTRA If that expression could be translated into a thought, Cancino says, it would be: Do you guys get naked or what? He told his father it doesn't involve bare skin. It's tasteful. But after further explaining, "My dad still doesn't get it," says Cancino, band director at Grantham Academy for Engineering in the Aldine School District. It's a hard gig to describe. You have to see the 33-year-old, who's pushing 300 pounds, and the other out-of-shape dancers to fully understand -- and appreciate -- what they do. It's not exactly The Full Monty. More like Average Joe meets Solid Gold dancers. Cancino and his pals call themselves the Tundra Dancers, named after a Toyota truck. They entertain Rockets' fans during timeouts for minimum wage and the pure joy of being sports fans. They shimmy. They shake. They slap. They break-dance. They wiggle. They jiggle. They hustle. They bustle. They are girth with an attitude: GWA. "We're rowdy, and we're hairy," Cancino says. click for complete story WITH VIDEO!! Photos: Andrew Innerarity / Chronicle
I love the comment at the end of the video..."We're not breathing heavy." Those guys are great! Love to see everday "real" people get some pub and be included in the entertainment world.
Holy ****!!!!! I went to college with Gabe!!! That's him on the bike on the left!! He was a WILD MAN! Think John Belushi in Animal House. He was a helluva tuba player as well.
When I first read the title I thought it was about a name change for the T-Wolves or the Packers' cheerleaders.
They dance at some games -- usually around half. I think they are great -- entertaining as a novelty act. If I could get some of the perks they have (watching games for free, meeting players, cheerleaders, etc.), I'd love to be a Tundra dancer.
Is this supposed to be new? I've seen a ton of teams that have this. Not just Dallas. Novelty wears off really fast. Can't they just stick to the cheerleaders?
I think its kind of stupid too, I saw them at the Cavs. game and it wasnt anything special or really funny. It's just a rip off of what everybody else is doing, I think the Bulls started it 2 or 3 yrs ago.
The most entertaining dancers I've seen were a bunch of these little kids that the Grizzlies had dance when I went to see the Rockets play them earlier this year...
They entertain Rockets' fans during timeouts for minimum wage and the pure joy of being sports fans. They shimmy. They shake. They slap. They break-dance. They wiggle. They jiggle. They hustle. They bustle. They shag more wool than a Shepard...
