Colts Cheerleader Bailey was the cover model for the 2010 edition of Sideline Distraction Magazine.
Colts Cheerleaders with some Seattle Sea Gals. Click to enlarge
|
|||
|
YORKTOWN — When Ashlee Bane shows you pictures of herself dressed in an Indianapolis Colts cheerleader’s outfit, they aren’t ones snapped at a costume party. She was the real deal. “It was definitely a time in my life that created a lot of memories,” reflected the Wapahani High School graduate, who happened to be celebrating her 28th birthday on this day. “However, it was a phase of my life.” In other words, she has a lot more living to do. Right now, life’s journey has her happily situated as the executive program director at the Yorktown Y, continuing a career in the organization with which she first accepted employment back in graduate school. It’s also a job that, at the same time, has allowed her to embrace a passion that she developed many years earlier. “I’ve always loved working out,” Bane said. Holder of two degrees from Ball State University — a bachelor’s in exercise science and a master’s in wellness management — she is in charge of Yorktown’s facility, which is shared with the Munciana volleyball program. This place, she continued, fosters a real sense of community there. “At the Y,” she said, “we’re more than just a place to come and run on the treadmill, more than a workout place.” Of course, if it’s a workout you are looking for, Bane will happily oblige.
“It’s like full-body conditioning, really,” she said. Is she considered a tough drill instructor by the folks, mostly women, who she puts through their paces? “I don’t know,” Bane said, then laughed. “I guess.” Herself a veteran Munciana volleyball player, she’s also adept with a bat, having started swinging one as a T-ball kid who even now enjoys Y coed softball. She also serves as a personal trainer for people who want their workout delivered with some individual attention. Some Y members want to concentrate on weight loss, for example. Others want a taskmaster overseeing them, she said, forcing them to full physical exertion. Dogs and dancing Away from the Y she enjoys dancing and spending time with her husband, Jammie, who shares her workout interest, as well as playing with their two Jack Russell terriers and one toy rat terrier. An active member of The Bridge church, she also recently returned from a volunteer mission to Haiti. “We did a lot of painting,” said Bane, the former membership director of Muncie’s Downtown Y. “We also visited a lot of villages and orphanages.” Experiences like that might be what she meant when she said much in life awaits her. Yet, as already noted, she doesn’t deny that her Colts cheerleader days are likely to remain among her favorite personal highlights. “Nothing will beat being down on the field during the kickoff,” she said. The last of her four years on the squad was the 2005-2006 season, when the cheerleaders joined the Colts’ players in Japan for The American Bowl. Flipping through a photo album, she points out pictures of herself with other cheerleaders, airborne riding in an Army Blackhawk helicopter and sharing a quick hug with the man himself, Colts quarterback Peyton Manning. Looking back on the experience, she admits it would have been nice to stay another season and be rewarded with the ultimate goal in American football - a Super Bowl ring. Still, she has no regrets. She will always proudly embrace the label of former Colts cheerleader, she said, and should she ever forget, her grandmother will undoubtedly do it for her. “She still tells people that I was a Colts cheerleader,” Bane said, laughing.
Megan graduated from Indiana University, where she studied journalism and atmospheric sciences. NFL.com’s cheerleader galleries are back. This week’s collection includes dance teams from the Ravens, Falcons, Bengals, Cowboys, Colts, and Redskins. Click here to go there now.
The Indianapolis Colts site has been updated with new headshots for the 2010 Colts Cheerleaders. Click here to go there now!
The P-R-O Convention is the premier professional cheerleading and dance convention. Held annually in Atlanta, Georgia, P-R-O features instructors from NFL, NBA, MLS, and the WPFL. Professional cheerleading squads and dance teams came from all over the country to attend the two day event.
The staff of All-Pro3 gave James and I complete access to the convention’s events. In the second part of my article, we continue our coverage of P-R-O with a report on Sunday’s events.
Continue reading Cheerleader Heaven - The 2010 P-R-O Convention (Part II) There’s a reason why its called Hotlanta and its not because of the weather. Last weekend, more than 200 professional cheerleaders and dancers from across the country gathered in Atlanta for All Pro3’s 7th annual P-R-O convention, or as I call it Cheerleader Heaven. Hot weather, hot cheerleaders and hot dance routines.
The P-R-O Convention is the premier professional dance convention and the instructors represent the very best in professional cheerleading and dance. This year’s instructors included:
The organizers of P-R-O gave James and I complete access to the convention’s events and in this article, I will provide our readers with a first hand look into the premier professional dance convention. We have a lot to cover so, let’s begin with Saturday’s report.
Continue reading Cheerleader Heaven: The 2010 P-R-O Convention (Part I) 4200 miles. 200+ Cheerleaders. 7600+ images. Coverage of the 2010 P-R-O Convention begins on Friday…technical issues notwithstanding!
|
 
 
 
   |
||
|
Copyright © 2010 UltimateCheerleaders.com - All Rights Reserved 100 queries. 1.587 seconds. |
|||
By John Carlson
Being a person who generally works out a couple of hours a day, five or six days a week, plus having routinely and vigorously danced for three hours at a stretch back in her Colts days, she seems an ideal leader for her Y’s “boot camps.”
