Robin Schreiber (born ), better known as Dance Cam Mom or Sweater Mom, is an American superfan of the
Golden State Warriors
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of the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA). A Warriors
season ticket
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History
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holder since the late 1980s, she dances at
home game
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s in a blue and gold sweater—the Warriors' team colors. She was often shown dancing in her trademark Christmas sweater on the jumbotron at
Oracle Arena
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Description
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, the Warriors' former home arena. She has continued to perform at their new arena,
Chase Center
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.
Early life and career
Schreiber was born in
Oakland, California
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, and her family moved to Belmont when she was six. Her father was a graduate of the
University of California, Berkeley
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, and she grew up rooting for Cal sports with him. In high school, she began watching the Warriors together with her dad.
Schreiber studied art in college and taught history and art in the
San Francisco Peninsula
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before retiring from teaching after 35 years. She became a freelance artist.
Golden State Warriors
Schreiber's Warriors Christmas sweater was purchased after Golden State became
NBA champion
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s in
2015
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. It was originally intended to be a gift for her son, but her husband erroneously purchased it in a women's size. 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. 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
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on November 9, 2016, the day after the
2016 U.S. presidential election
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. She said her performance that night was motivated by the "tough election" and feeling as if people needed to be cheered up. 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.
TNT
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flew her out to the
2017 NBA All-Star Weekend
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in
New Orleans
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, where they filmed her dancing with Golden State player
Stephen Curry
Wardell Stephen Curry II ( ; born March 14, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, ...
. After the Warriors won the NBA championship in
2017
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,
NBC Sports
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invited Schreiber to ride in a bus with other
San Francisco Bay Area
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celebrities behind the Warriors players in their
victory parade
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Military victory parades
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. In November 2017, Curry wore shoes featuring designs in honor of her and her sweater. In 2018, she appeared on camera at a
San Jose Sharks
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ice hockey game at
SAP Center
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, dancing with their mascot, SJ Sharkie, at her side.