Local entrepreneur busts a move with the Wizards

Members of the Wizdom dance team perform on WJLA. Theresa Cizmar is third from the left.

Theresa Cizmar, the owner of the Auntie Te’s consignment shop, has found a new calling at the age of 64.

She’s a dancer with Wizdom, the Washington Wizards’ hip-hop senior dance team that debuted in September. They perform at halftime shows and other events around the D.C. region.

“The dancers range from age 50 to 76, and we’re all shapes and sizes,” Cizmar says. Wizdom, which is sponsored by AARP, has been featured on the CBS Morning Show, WJLA, and Fox5.


Auntie Te’s specializes in carefully curated high-end clothing and accessories. After 30 years in Annandale, including 10 years in the Bradlick Shopping Center, the store relocated to 2931 Eskridge Road in Merrifield next to the Mosaic District. The shop also has a pink school bus, named Mamie, that brings fashion to community events.

Cizmar has always been involved with dance. She was on the Annandale High School Dance Team, coached the team when her daughter was on it, taught aerobic dance, and performed with the Wolf Trap repertory dance group. Her daughter, Melissa Cevallos, is a professional dancer who performed with Lady Gaga.

Cizmar heard about Wizdom from a friend who had been on the Redskinettes, and both of them aced the audition, beating dozens of competitors.

“I absolutely love it,” she says. “It’s fun to be able to do this stuff at 64. It keeps me inspired.”