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The Divas of Olive Branch is a dance team from Southaven, Mississippi. The team is led by Neva McGruder.
Overview
The Divas of Olive Branch was formed in 2011 in Southaven, Mississippi by Neva McGruder. The team is based in the Dance Diva Studio and there are various teams which consist of female dancers from the ages of 5 to 17:
- Mini Divas
- Divas of Olive Branch
The dance studio specialises in majorette dancing.
History[]
The head choreographer, Mario Shaw, has worked with Neva since 2002, co-founding the Divas of Olive Branch. Neva's daughter, Raven, works as a coach for the team. Raven was formally the captain of the team.
Notable Members[]
Coaches[]
- Neva McGruder - founder
- Raven McGruder - coach and former captain of the team
- Mario Shaw - head choreographer and co-founder
Dancers[]
- Diamond
- Kayla
- Teejay
- Kyla - captain
During Bring It![]
Season 1[]
The Divas send a message to the Dancing Dolls before the competition claiming that the battle is already won which does not faze the Dancing Dolls.
At the competition, each team brings a judge for the competition so there are 6 judges at this competition. The Divas are battling the Dolls and one of the captains of the team makes a mistake during a stand. Then the Divas perform their "puppet-master" stand and the Dolls take offence to one of the moves in the stand. The move involves some dancers lying down and opening their legs. Miss D thinks the move is inappropriate. When the judges vote for which team wins, the six judges tie in votes between both teams. It is announced there is a seventh judge who votes for the Divas, thus the Divas win.
The Divas perform a NASCAR-themed creative dance however they do not win. They decided to not perform in the stand battle this week.
This week's competition is cancelled and the Divas receive a phone call from the Dancing Dolls who invite them to a street battle. The Divas accept the challenge and the teams agree to battle the next day.
During the street battle, the Divas turn their backs on the Dolls during the Dolls' stands due to the Dolls throwing a stand which mocks the Divas. They keep their backs turned for each of the Dolls' subsequent stands. During one of the Diva's stands, the Dancing Doll's parents lay down on the floor, calling the Diva's stand boring. During the Dolls' next stand, Miss D joins her team on the floor and the Divas do not have a response and thus lose the street battle.
After the street battle is over, one of the fans of the Divas runs up to the Dancing Dolls and screams in the team's face. An argument is incited between the two teams and when the crowd has calmed down, Neva apologises to the Dancing Dolls and Miss D for what happened.
The Divas are battling the Ladies of Excellence in the semi-finals of the stand battle and the judges praise the Divas for their entertainment value. This leads to the Divas winning this battle and moving on to the final. The Divas battle the Dancing Dolls in the finals and the judges think their stands are cleaner than the Dolls. The judges are also impressed with the Divas chair stand and the Divas are declared the winners of the Battle Royale.
This episode shows us the Diva's perspective of the controversy that occurred in Battle in Memphis. There is an interview with Raven, Neva's daughter, who is the captain of the team. Neva and her daughter felt the judging of the competition was fair and that they earned their victory.
The Divas lose to the Dazzlin Starz in the semi-finals of the stand battle.
Season 2[]
The three captains of the Divas compete in the trio category and Miss D is disappointed with their unusual lack of creativity.
During the stand battle, the first stand thrown by the Divas has some of the dancers sweeping the floor. The next stand has the Divas bring out their babies who hold up clipboards which have "You're cut!" written on them, mimicking Dianna. During one of the stands by the Dolls, the captain of the Divas and two of the other Divas starts shouting insults at the Dolls. They are heard saying "Y'all tired? Y'all tired?" by the Dancing Dolls. An argument ensues between both team's coaches. The Divas end up leaving the competition before the awards ceremony and lose to the Dolls in both the trio and the stand battle.
Kyla is the soloist for the Divas and by the end of the solo, coaches Neva and Mario join their soloist to finish off the routine.
During the stand battle, the Divas bring out their baby team during a stand. After coach Dianna joins the Dancing Dolls on the stage during a stand, the Divas turn their backs on the Dolls, encouraged by Neva. The girls start chanting "Divas, Divas, Divas". The Divas come in second place to the Dolls in both the solo and the stand battle.
The Divas battle the YCDT SupaStarz in the semi-finals of the stand battle and the judges state that they are expecting a lot from the Divas as they are the reigning champions of the Battle Royale. The Divas lose to the SupaStarz.
We see a never-before-seen clip of the Divas practising for the competition in Miss D Loses Her Cool and then we review when the Divas leave the competition early due to the team being offended by a stand performed by the Dancing Dolls.
The Divas perform a creative dance routine entitled "All-American Diva" where they utilise flags, trampolines and pom-poms. They do not place in the creative dance category. The Divas win the semi-finals of the stand battle against the Prancing Stepperettes and proceed to the final round against the Dancing Dolls. They lose the finals of the stand battle to the Dolls.
The Divas are placed in the second group of teams to compete alongside the Dancing Dolls and Prancing Tigerettes. The three teams all compete against each other in a stand battle and the Divas are knocked out in the first round.
Season 3[]
The Divas are the first team to perform in the field show and they employ a marching band as well as Neva herself performing. They lose the field show category to the Dancing Dolls.
The Divas are competing against the Original Divas School of Dance in the semi-finals of the stand battle and they win. The Divas are battling the Dancing Dolls in the finals of the stand battle. The Divas start the battle strongly and they perform a Raggedy Ann-inspired stand which they use to mock the Dancing Dolls.
During the awards ceremony, the Divas are praised for their precision but are told they should not sacrifice synchronicity for energy. They lose to the Dolls in the stand battle. Neva smashes the trophy in their dressing room and denies that they got second place in the field show.
The Divas perform an Asian-themed creative dance. During the stand battle, the Divas battle the Dazzling Diamonds in the semi-finals. The dancers come out in form-fitting, shiny, full-body costumes which shocks the Dancing Dolls parents. The Divas win this round of the stand battle and move on to compete in the final against the Dancing Dolls.
During the Dolls' first stand, the captain of the Divas is making faces and calling the Dolls losers during their stand. The Divas perform a stand against the Dolls where someone comes out dressed as a horse with Miss D's face printed on it. This leads to the Dolls performing a stand which has someone dressed as coach Neva who smashes a trophy, referencing what happened in Homecoming Hell. This angers Neva and coach Raven and the judges inform the coaches from both teams that their and their team's behaviour is unacceptable.
During the awards ceremony, Jay Fever mistakenly announces that Virtuous Divine has won second place in the creative dance category, when in fact the Divas have won second place.
Dianna mentions that the Divas have pulled out of the semi-finals for the Battle Royale.
Spilling the Tea Reunion Special
The audience is shown an extended version of the horse stand the Divas pulled in Neva Gets Even. We see Miss D's face printed on a horse (two dancers dressed as a horse) and then another dancer comes out and throws money at the horse. This is a reference to Miss D's past and this ultimately led to the downfall in the relationship between Neva and Dianna, as Dianna felt Neva went too far.
The Divas use flags during their field show performance and they lose to the Dancing Dolls.
Season 4[]
Neva performs alongside her dancers in the parade category. During the freestyling round, during one of the performances by a dancer from D3 Elite, her wig starts to fall off. The Divas start cheering for her and encourage her to carry on.
During the stand battle, the Divas bring out voodoo dolls that look like the Dancing Dolls who they 'kill' at the end of the stand. Miss D removes the Dolls from the stage before her team can perform. The Divas lose to the Dancing Dolls in the stand battle and the freestyling battle.
The Divas are battling the Southern Royalettes in the semi-finals of the stand battle and win, thus they move on to the final. The final round is against the Dancing Dolls and the Divas lose to the Dolls.
Crystianna Summers has left the Dancing Dolls and joined the Divas and Neva is using her as a secret weapon in the competition this week.
At the competition, the parade category is first and Neva sits atop the parade float alongside Crystianna and Rittany Anderson. The Divas perform second in the field show category and Miss D is impressed with Crystianna's solo. The Divas win in the parade category.
Rittany and Crystianna go to practice for the Divas of Olive Branch and inform Neva that they are departing the team in hopes of re-join the Dancing Dolls.
The Divas are battling Black Ice first in the Captain's Battle and they use a lot of their other dancers for the battle. They lose to Black Ice.
The Divas are battling the Dancing Dolls in the semi-finals of the answer stands and they perform their broken doll stand, which confuses the Dancing Dolls. They lose to the Dancing Dolls.
Season 5[]
The team participated in this charity event for Hurricane Harvey. They performed a creative dance.
The Divas competed against the Prancing Tigerettes in the semi-finals of the stand battle. The team bring out a rock band during the performance and have a costume change. Dianna loves the performance and praises Neva. However, the team lose to the Tigerettes and Neva is disappointed.
The Divas performed a Ciara, Beyoncé, Janet Jackson, and Destiny's Child-themed creative dance. Marquell is impressed with the creativity. The team do not place in the creative dance category.
Appearances[]
Season 1[]
- S01E02: Battle in Memphis
- S01E05: Sunjai in Stilettos
- S01E06: Street Battle
- S01E09: The Finale: Battle Royale
- S01E11: Behind the Battles
- S01E21: Chumps or Champions?
Season 2[]
- S02E02: Miss D Loses Her Cool
- S02E10: Don't Do It, Neva
- S02E14: Battle Royale 2015
- S02E15: Rival Rehash
- S02E16: A Whole New Doll Game
- S02E24: Summer Slam
Season 3[]
- S03E05: Homecoming Hell
- S03E12: Neva Gets Even
- S03E13: They're Coming for Us!! (mentioned)
- S03E15: Spilling the Tea Reunion Special (flashback)
- S03E17: The Return of Neva the Diva
Season 4[]
- S04E01: Miss D Reboots
- S04E15: Deliver Us From Neva
- S04E17: Crossing the Line
- S04E18: Rumble in the Jungle (appeared but not performing)
- S04E19: #Clapback
Season 5[]
- S05E04: Rivals United for a Cause
- S05E07: Stands and Deliver
- S05E21: Dancing Doll Heist
Trivia[]
- The Divas are well known for their use of props and costumes
- The word Diva in the teams name stands for 'Divine, Inspirational, Victorious, and Anointed'