Mike sent us a few photos from recent Eagles Cheerleaders Apperances.

Monica and Tracey at a blood drive.

More photos in the Eagles Cheerleaders Gallery

A big thanks to reader Josh who was at the Redskins-Ravens game two weeks ago and sent us photos of the Ravens Cheerleaders doing what they do best!

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Jenna is a former Tennessee Titans Cheerleader.

From the WRCBTV.com

Jenna McKee joined the Channel 3 Eyewitness News staff in June 2008. You can see her reports throughout the week on Eyewitness News at 6:00 and Chattanooga’s #1 newscast, Eyewitness News at 11:00. Jenna is a Tennessee native and most recently worked for WKRN-TV in Nashville as a reporter. Before her stop in the Music City, Jenna was an Anchor/Reporter for WBBJ-TV in Jackson, TN. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Electronic Media Journalism from Middle Tennessee State University where she was a Blue Raider cheerleader.

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The Sports Illustrated NFL Cheerleader gallery is back for the 2009-10 season. The first gallery of the year includes Cheerleaders from the Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens, San Diego Chargers, Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs, and Indianapolis Colts. Click here to go there now.

The 2009 Phoenix Suns Dancers have been announced.

By Jayda Evans
Seattle Times
August 26, 2009

Another thing missed about not having a NBA team is having a dance group over the age of 20.

Now the women have either completed degrees at Washington or moved to Yakima to open a dental practice and start families. One, Denne, joined the famed Sea Gals and became their calendar cover girl, a position she held with the Sonics.

Meanwhile Sheena Shive (pictured bottom left by NBAE) is working with the Storm Dance Troupe, getting the kids poppin’ and lockin’ like the pros. The Connecticut Sun, New York, and Sacramento either have a mix of youth and adult dance teams or just an adult team.

“We’re all still keeping pretty busy,” said Shive of her former Sonics dance teammates. Her day job is with an advertising agency but her passion remains in dancing.

In addition to directing the Storm’s troupe, Shive will head the new pro lacrosse team’s dancers. Called the Stealth Dance Team, they’ll have auditions at the Everett Comcast Event Center on Sept. 12.

Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the auditions for women 18 and older runs from 10 a.m. through 4 p.m. Checkout the website for more information. Opening night is Jan. 9, 2010 at the Everett Comcast Event Center.

“I’m really excited about this opportunity, I never thought I’d go into coaching,” Shive said.

Kiko Martinez
Examiner.com

After three seasons as a professional cheerleader for the NBA’s Sacramento Kings from 2001-2003, Vanessa Born decided to head south to L.A. to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. Since making the trip to Hollywood, she has earned small parts on shows such as “Hannah Montana” and “CSI: NY.” Born, who is part Spanish, now stars in “Bring it On: Fight to the Finish,” the fifth installment of the popular cheerleading series.

Vanessa Born and Christina Milian star in “Bring it On: Fight to the Finish.”

Were you a fan of the first four movies?

Oh, yeah. The very first movie set it off for me. I was a cheerleader in high school and college and then in the NBA. Basically, these are movies that you live and die by.

So, you were one of those cheerleaders that knew all the dialogue word for word and loved spirit fingers?

(Laughs) Yes! I remember slumber parties and reciting those movies verbatim.

Since the “Bring it On” series has its own fan base, did that put more pressure on the cast to live up to expectations?

There was actually pressure to give it something new like the different mechanics and different cheerleading combinations. The writing is really funny. Our two writers are comedy writers that gave us something amazing to work with. Then, luckily, we were working with an awesome director, too. If you felt like there was something you wanted to improv, [director Billie Woodruff] would let you go and do it. We just went with it.

With all your experience in cheerleading, I’m guessing there wasn’t anything too challenging in terms of choreography.

You’d be surprised. I was a professional dancer in the NBA for three years with the Sacramento Kings. Even still, the training was so intense! I was surprised. My butt got kicked on that set a lot.

So, are you a Sacramento Kings fan?

Of course. It’s so hard living in L.A. Everybody’s got something to say.

Tell me about cheerleading in the NBA.

Cheerleading in the NBA really prepared me a lot for acting. I was really shocked. You go through so much media training and how to present yourself. In Sacramento, to be a cheerleader, you have to go through a lot. It’s hard work. I give it up to every dancer in the NBA who is going for the gold. They have a really tough job but it’s a really fun job.

After three seasons with the Kings, why did you decide to leave?

I wanted to be an actress. I was the clown on the squad. I was always cracking jokes. I was always the one with the cheesy smile. I thought about it and I really wanted to go to L.A. and act. Luckily, I had a very supportive team. They were very supportive when I left.

Since you have so much experience, were you the one on the set everyone would go to if they wanted cheerleading tips?

If anyone wanted to rehearse I was always available. I was always the one saying, “Okay, let’s do it again!” Everyone would be like, “Alright! We’ve done it 6,000 times already!” But 6,001 would make you even better.

Any bumps and bruises along the way?

(Laughs) Yes! I got very injured in a stunt that we tried. It was pretty awesome, but I pulled a back muscle. It was my first pulled muscle ever. I’ve never broken or pulled anything in my entire cheerleading career. I was out for a couple of days. You get a lot of bruises on your legs, but it’s nothing you can’t handle.

So, for those people who say that cheerleading isn’t a real sport, you just show them your bruises?

Oh my gosh! Anyone that says cheerleading isn’t a real sport is crazy! Just look at any of the ESPN cheerleading competitions. They do some of the most amazing acrobatic performances I’ve ever seen in my life.

[Vanessa at imdb.com]

Marcia C. Smith, Columnist
The Orange County Register
August 26, 2009
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Nearly a month after 95 women besieged The Rinks Anaheim ICE to try out for the Ducks’ answer to the Laker Girls, the squad has named its final 14-member Power Player roster.

This was the most competitive tryout in Ducks’ history, drawing also triple the turnout of last season. Six veterans return, while eight rookies are welcomed for this part-time, in-game entertainment job that goes on duty every time the Ducks take the Honda Center ice.

It’s hard work, not to mention, cold work, given that the Power Players dress in low cut, form-fitting clothing that leaves their midsections exposed. Which means these women are in great shape – as well as have great hair and plenty of smiles.

For every game, a crew of Power Players skates onto the ice during breaks in the action, shoveling ice shavings out of the corners and away from the goals. Another crew travels through the Honda Center, interacting with fans for contests seen on the arena’s scoreboard big screen.

A typical night is about six hours. They each make about $13 an hour – and get free parking! But they get to be a part of the game they love and be close to their favorite hockey players, though rules prevent them from having any contact with the athletes.

All of this they learned at this week’s orientation.