<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actress, singer, dancer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 2005--present </Td> </Tr> <P> Cassandra Lynn Scerbo (born March 30, 1990) is an American actress, singer and dancer . She was one of the members of the Slumber Party Girls in the CBS children's music variety series Dance Revolution . In acting, she starred as Brooke in the film Bring It On: In It to Win It (2007), as Lauren Tanner in the ABC Family comedy - drama series Make It or Break It (2009--2012), and as Nova Clarke in the Sharknado film series . </P> <P> Scerbo was born on Long Island, New York . She is of full Italian ancestry . Scerbo was raised in Parkland, Florida and played soccer for the Parkland Soccer Club . She lived in Florida from the time she was in kindergarten until she was cast in Make It or Break It . She attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland . In 2006, Scerbo successfully auditioned for the Music Girl Group Slumber Party Girls . Scerbo was chosen as one of the five members out of over 1,000 fellow applicants . In September 2006, the group hosted the children's music variety series Dance Revolution which promoted nutrition and fitness to children . Slumber Party Girls' original songs were dominantly featured through the series run . The group's debut album Dance Revolution was released but failed to chart . The series was not renewed for a second season . In the midst of 2007 as the group began working on their second record the group was confirmed to have split . That same year, Scerbo signed a solo - recording contract with Geffen Records . Her three original songs "Betcha Don't Know", "Sugar and Spice" and "Top Of The World" were all released to iTunes in 2008 . </P>

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