Sgt. Kevin Frazier (IMCOM)
Army.mil
May 14, 2013

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YONGSAN GARRISON, Republic of Korea –The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders brought some of their team spirit from Texas to USAG Yongsan, to boost the morale of the troops during a meet and greet at the R & R Bar and Grill here, May 10.

“I really enjoyed the visit from the cheerleaders,” said Pfc. Lim Hong-seo, from USAG Yongsan Public Affairs Office. “This was my first time experiencing something like this and it was great to feel the appreciation from them.”

The cheerleaders brought a taste of their hometown spirit to Korea, and a familiar face to the Yongsan community.

“I have the best memories of being here in Korea,” said Jenna Lene Jackson, a current Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. “This is where I met the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders during a USO tour, and it’s always an honor to come here to give back to my community.”

Jackson attended Seoul American High during her Junior and Senior year while her father was stationed here in the army. Her fellow cheerleaders visiting Yongsan were Brittany Schram, Mia Greenhouse, Jacqueline Bob, Syndey Durso and Lauren Williams.

“Don’t give up on your dream, keep pushing forward and never let outside influences bring you down no matter how tough the road is to get there,” Jackson said.

“This is definitely a good thing that they do for the troops,” said Maj. Aaron Basham, from Special Operations Command Korea (SOCKOR). “It boosts morale and lets the Soldiers know they are appreciated for all their hard work.”

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders thanked everyone for coming out and also thanked American Airlines for providing them with transportation to make the trip possible.

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have narrowed the field of finalists down to the ten who had the most votes. One of those ten women will get to bypass the final audition and go straight to Training Camp. Click here to vote for your choice.

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Contributed Photo. Cassandra Liska, 27, graduated from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in 2008 with a Bachelor’s degree in marketing and danced on the Corpus Christi Hammerheads cheer squad, “Lady Hammerheads.”

A Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi graduate and former Hammerheads cheerleader has made it to the top 54 finalists during the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders tryouts for the 2013 squad.

Cassandra Liska, 27, graduated from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in 2008 with a Bachelor’s degree in marketing and danced on the Corpus Christi Hammerheads cheer squad, “Lady Hammerheads.”

Liska tried out for the Dallas Cowboys cheerleader squad in 2010 and also made it to the top finalist round. She appeared on CMT’s season 5, “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team.”

She said being a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader has been a dream of hers for as long as she can remember.

“It’s something you don’t do for the money,” Liska said. “You do it because you love performing and entertaining.”

More than 500 girls from all states and even other countries tried out during the preliminary round on May 4. About 150 auditioners made it to the semifinals round on May 5, where the top 54 rookies were announced.

Liska and the other 53 rookie auditioners will do their final interview rounds Friday and find out if they will be going to training camp Saturday.

“The hardest thing during this whole process is not comparing yourself or letting yourself be intimated by all the other beautiful and talented girls,” Liska said. “And the fact that it is all televised adds a little bit of pressure as well.”

Liska moved to Austin in 2008 when she got a job at the Internet marketing company Reach Local. She married this past summer to Trey Pazderny who met during her freshman year at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

She said her husband has been super supportive through this entire process and has been driving her to the auditions and helping her with football trivia.

This is the first year that fans can vote online for their favorite rookie trying out for the Dallas Cowboys cheerleading squad.

Even if Liska makes it to training camp, which lasts all summer, no one is guaranteed a spot on the squad until the official first game day.

“It’s a long process,” Liska said. “I can potentially relocate my entire life and not even make the squad.”

Despite the difficult and unsure process, she said it’s all worth it.

“I have a contagious personality and want to be able to share it with the Cowboys fans and get people at the games excited,” Liska said.

The rookie who receives the most votes will get a guaranteed invitation to training camp.

Voting is open online at DallasCowboys.com/dccvote until May 17 and will be limited to one vote per email address.

View Cassandra’s profile and try out dance video here.

The auditions for the Dallas Cowboys 2013 cheer squad will be documented in the CMT show, “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team” and season 8 will air this fall.

Fans can vote for Cassandra here.

By Donna Olmstead
Albuquerque Journal

New Mexico native Jessica Montoya could use some home field advantage to become one of America’s Sweethearts as a member of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders.

She’s headed to finals this weekend for another audition, but enough online voting before Saturday could win her a spot at training camp, she says.

“They let one girl with the most votes get a free pass through finals. But even if you make it into training camp, it doesn’t mean you make it onto the team,” says Montoya, a former Rio Grande High Castanette and University of New Mexico Chaparral. Montoya, 25, who was also a New York Jets cheerleader for a season, has won her way through several rounds of competition and through the semifinals: “I’m doing it for the passion, love and experience.”

Montoya has been living and working in New York, where she completed her education with an undergraduate degree in musical theater and a master’s in media and communication, but she would also like to have a spot on the team to be closer to her family in Albuquerque, especially her young niece. “It’s easier to fly home from Dallas, than from New York,” she says, adding she’s back home working on her final routine.

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Pre-Audition Workshop

The 2013 Sixers Dream Team pre-audition workshop, which will be held on Saturday, June 8th at Touch of Class Dance Studio in Broomall, PA. If you are interested please contact Derrick Hayes. (derrickhayes@sixers.com)

Audition Information

New York City

Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Location: Broadway Dance Center
322 West 45th Street – 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10036
Registration: 8:00 a.m.
Audition begins at 8:30 a.m

Philadelphia

Date: Saturday, June 29, 2013
Location: PCOM
4170 City Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131
Registration: 8:30 a.m.
Audition begins at 9:00 a.m

[Sixers Dream Team Auditions Registration]

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Former First Ladies of Football Dawn and Ashley

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Fans routing for their favorite

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