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At the Golden State Warriors¹ home games, older dancers steal the show

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The Hardwood Classics, a squad³ for dancers 55 and older, wows the halftime home crowd for the NBA's Golden State Warriors.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

All right, picture this. It's halftime at the Golden State Warriors arena⁴. Steph Curry⁵ and his teammates are in the locker⁶ room getting ready for the second half. And a crew of sashaying, strutting⁷, seasoned dancers known as the Hardwood Classics takes the floor, wearing the team's blue and yellow. They are ages 55 to 77.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

UNIDENTIFIED ANNOUNCER: The Hardwood Classics.

JAN: We see 20,000 fans, and sometimes they'll even stand up in front of us and start dancing, too. You know, it's just electric, and we're so, so lucky.

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

That's Jan. And we're only using first names because the Warriors asked us to to preserve the dancer's privacy. She is the veteran of the group, and she turns 78 in August. She's been with the group from the beginning.

JAN: The very first time we went out, we didn't know how we would be received. And some of us, me included, came off with tears in our eyes. It was just such an emotional, wonderful experience.

INSKEEP: Another dancer named Jenn is a season ticket holder⁸ with the Warriors and has a day job in health care. She saw the Hardwoods and tried out as soon as she got old enough. At 55, it was her first ever audition⁹.

JENN: I have to admit, I was a little terrified in the beginning. Like, how did I get here? How am I getting to do this? But now that I'm doing it, I can't imagine not doing it. And we all love each other so much.

MARTIN: Jan, on the other hand, started dancing professionally as a teenager 63 years ago. She's done "Chorus Line," TV, traveled Europe. She was a contortionist and still does the splits, you know, just to limber up.

JAN: Absolutely. At a moment's notice wherever I go (laughter).

INSKEEP: And she's grateful for her community of dancers.

JAN: At this stage of your life, usually you're rather sedate¹⁰, and you're not, you know, making new friends and things like that. This is just the complete opposite.

INSKEEP: High school students get excited when they're hanging with the seniors. This group of seniors gives that phrase a whole new meaning.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG MASHUP, "U CAN'T TOUCH THIS/SUPER FREAK")

MC HAMMER: Break it down. Break it down.

RICK JAMES: (Singing) She's a super freak, super freak.

1 warriors   

武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
• The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

4 arena   

n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台

参考例句：

• She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
• He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。

5 curry   

n.咖哩粉，咖哩饭菜；v.用咖哩粉调味，用马栉梳，制革

参考例句：

• Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish.有咖喱的菜配米饭最棒。
• Add a teaspoonful of curry powder.加一茶匙咖喱粉。

6 locker   

n.更衣箱，储物柜，冷藏室，上锁的人

参考例句：

• At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker.在游泳池我把衣服锁在小柜里。
• He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.他走进更衣室把手术服脱下来。

7 strutting   

加固，支撑物

参考例句：

• He, too, was exceedingly arrogant, strutting about the castle. 他也是非常自大，在城堡里大摇大摆地走。
• The pompous lecturer is strutting and forth across the stage. 这个演讲者在台上趾高气扬地来回走着。

8 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

9 audition   

n.(对志愿艺人等的)面试(指试读、试唱等)

参考例句：

• I'm going to the audition but I don't expect I'll get a part.我去试音，可并不指望会给我个角色演出。
• At first,they said he was too young,but later they called him for an audition.起初，他们说他太小，但后来他们叫他去试听。

10 sedate   

adj.沉着的，镇静的，安静的

参考例句：

• After the accident,the doctor gave her some pills to sedate her.事故发生后，医生让她服了些药片使她镇静下来。
• We spent a sedate evening at home.我们在家里过了一个恬静的夜晚。