Rob Maiden and Daniel Jacob found their calling with the Mavs ManiAACs, a hip-hop dance group of self-proclaimed “beefy” men who perform during Dallas Mavericks basketball games. storycorps
When Rob Maiden was a kid, he was a little bigger than some of his classmates. And during one summer, he shot up from 5’6” to 6’3”, becoming the tallest one in his family. His father — a huge football enthusiast — couldn’t wait to watch Rob play football.
But Rob found his calling in another sport: a hip hop dance group of self-proclaimed “beefy” men who perform during Dallas Mavericks basketball games. Mavs ManiAACs at a Dallas Mavericks game performance. Courtesy of Daniel Jacob. Rob came to StoryCorps with his friend Daniel Jacob, to talk about how they both ended up as part of the Mavs ManiAACs, and how Rob’s father eventually saw him do what he was “born to do.”
Top Photo: Daniel Jacob and Rob Maiden at their StoryCorps interview in Dallas, TX in 2014. Photo by Liyna Anwar for StoryCorps. Originally aired April 22, 2022, on NPR’s Morning Edition.
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