As the Lakers prepare to shrink their preseason roster down from 19 to the regular-season limit of 15, their dance team counterparts are already set after more than 90 percent of their applicants did not make the final roster.
The Laker Girls are set for the 2015-16 season, but not before the team took 236 applicants and whittled them down to just 22 members of this year’s squad.
Tryouts, which took place early August, spanned four rounds, beginning with a test of dancing ability. Members of the previous year’s team — who were required to audition again — were allowed to bypass this step since judges are already familiar with their dancing ability, but that is the only privilege they get.