Robin Schreiber (born 1949 or 1950[1]), better known as Dance Cam Mom or Sweater Mom,[2] is an American superfan of the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A Warriors season ticket holder since the late 1980s,[3] she dances at home games in a blue and gold sweater—the Warriors' team colors.[4] She was often shown dancing in her trademark Christmas sweater on the jumbotron at Oracle Arena, the Warriors' former home arena.[5] She has continued to perform at their new arena, Chase Center.[6]
Robin Schreiber | |
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| Born | 1949 or 1950 (age 74–75) Oakland, California, U.S. |
Early life and career
editSchreiber was born in Oakland, California, and her family moved to Belmont when she was six. Her father was a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and she grew up rooting for Cal sports with him. In high school, she began watching the Warriors together with her dad.[7]
Schreiber studied art in college and taught history and art in the San Francisco Peninsula before retiring from teaching after 35 years.[4][7][8] She became a freelance artist.[9]
Golden State Warriors
editSchreiber's Warriors Christmas sweater was purchased after Golden State became NBA champions in 2015. It was originally intended to be a gift for her son, but her husband erroneously purchased it in a women's size.[8] They convinced her to wear it to a game in December 2015, when they pushed her up to dance and she was caught on camera.[1][7] Schreiber had been shown on the screen over 20 times before becoming a viral sensation after her dance during a Warriors win against the Dallas Mavericks on November 9, 2016, the day after the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[9][10][11][12] She said her performance that night was motivated by the "tough election" and feeling as if people needed to be cheered up.[9] In December, she performed on the court during a break with the Warriors dance team in a holiday routine featuring the dancers in Santa outfits and she in her signature sweater.[11][13]
TNT flew her out to the 2017 NBA All-Star Weekend in New Orleans,[7] where they filmed her dancing with Golden State player Stephen Curry.[14][15] After the Warriors won the NBA championship in 2017, NBC Sports invited Schreiber to ride in a bus with other San Francisco Bay Area celebrities behind the Warriors players in their victory parade.[1] In November 2017, Curry wore shoes featuring designs in honor of her and her sweater.[16] In 2018, she appeared on camera at a San Jose Sharks ice hockey game at SAP Center, dancing with their mascot, SJ Sharkie, at her side.[17]
References
edit- ^ a b c Curtis, Charles (June 16, 2017). "Steph Curry's mom paid tribute to the Dancing Warriors Mom at the Dubs' parade". USA Today. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Saracevic, Al (June 12, 2017). "VIDEO: Warriors Sweater Mom tells all, gives Game 5 prediction". SFGate.com. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ Get To Know Dance Cam Mom. Golden State Warriors. May 19, 2017. Event occurs at 0:30 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b Kinney, Aaron (February 16, 2017). "Belmont: Warriors dance-cam mom has an artistic side". The Mercury News. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^ "Dancing Lady in Ugly Sweater at a Warriors Game Has Serious Moves". ABCnews.go.com. November 12, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Dorsey, Dustin (June 14, 2022). "Warriors Dance Cam Mom dancing with Dubs all the way to the NBA Finals". ABC 7 News. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Brown, Julia (December 13, 2017). "The Dance Cam Mom conquers the world". The Six Fifty. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ a b Weber, Brendan (November 15, 2016). "Peninsula Mom Turned Warriors Dance Cam Sensation Inspires Mothers Everywhere". NBCBayArea.com. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ a b c Sze, Kristen (November 11, 2016). "Woman lights up Warriors games with her dance moves". ABC7News.com. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Walsh, Austin (December 30, 2016). "Redwood City mom dances into stardom: Robin Schreiber's grooving at Warriors game swings to internet fame". The Daily Journal. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ a b Petit, Stephanie (December 21, 2016). "Dancing Warriors Mom Hits the Court! Watch Her Bust a Move in Festive Routine with Cheerleaders". People. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Dowd, Katie (November 10, 2016). "Everyone wants to know who this dancing lady at the Warriors game is". SFGate.com. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Tsuji, Alysha (December 21, 2016). "'Dancing Warriors Mom' showed off her enthusiastic moves on the court with Warriors dance team". USA Today. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ Mano, Daniel (February 16, 2017). "WATCH: Stephen Curry dances it up with 'Dance Cam Mom'". The Mercury News. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ Delgado, Dane (February 17, 2017). "Watch Stephen Curry dance with the Warriors' Dance Cam Mom (VIDEO)". Pro Basketball Talk. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ Lynn, SJ (November 15, 2017). "Stephen Curry honors Warriors superfan with 'Dance Cam Mom' Curry 4s". Sporting News. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Weber, Brendan (May 3, 2018). "She's Back! Warriors 'Dance Cam Mom' Busts a Move at Sharks Playoff Game". NBCBayArea.com. Retrieved February 7, 2021.