PHILLY GRILL: Shawny Hill, the Flyers’ Secret Weapon
For the Flyers to resuscitate their position in the Conference Finals tonight, they need more than Umberger goals and Marty Magic. In fact, they need some help from above, in the form of upper-deck dancer Shawny Hill, a senior at Rowan University who over the past two years has seen more JumboTron time than the Flyers themselves. — Amy Strauss
How many Wachovia Center seats does your full dance regimen require?
I can dance with a limited amount of room, but for the popular moves like the lawnmower I would say like two seats. My sectionmates in 219 do a great job of making room for me.
Fess up: Did Comcast comp your playoff tickets? Or is this how you spent your tax rebate check?
I must have answered this question 200 times. I guess I should post a copy of my family’s season ticket invoice on my MySpace.
Espn.com named the Flyers as having the most intimidating fans — tell me, what’s so intimidating about your dance skillz?
It’s the power behind my dance moves. When I get my body moving, there’s a lot of force behind it.
What’s your favorite song to dance to at the Wachovia center — “Jump Around”?
I actually think they play “Jump Around” too much. I like anything that has a hip-hop or dance feel. It’s hard to dance to the rocker-type stuff, but whatever they play I’ll dance to.
What’s your pre-game workout? A little Dance Revolution? Watching old MJ music videos?
I’m actually like a player. I played hockey for so many years, so during the pre-game videos and stuff I’m like bouncing around with my “game face” on. I absorb the energy in the building so that I’m ready to give my all as a fan as the puck drops.
Three words to describe your dancing?
Energetic. Entertaining. Vengeance.
What will we find on your iPod?
The first thing you’ll find is I actually don’t have one. (I know! Get in the now!) My favorite song right now is probably “Move, Shake, Drop” by DJ Laz.
Any special moves/choreography you’ve been saving for conference finals?
Still trying to work some things in. And if something happens that I can make a move out of, I have no problem debuting it.
Sidney Crosby’s playoff “mustache” looks most like that of: a) a pedophile; b) a pedophile on ice skates; c) ____________ (fill in the blank)?
C) The unpopular girl in high school who didn’t wax it off. However, to her credit, she was All-State on the diving team.
