Meet the brand new Milwaukee Wave Professional Dance Team from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 when the Horny Hideaway hosts the Dance Team Reveal Party.

Fifteen women comprise this professional, high-energy dance team, which will perform at Wave home games and represent the Wave at select community appearances. At the Nov. 7 event, Wave defender J.P. Rodrigues will serve as a guest bartender and the dance team will be introduced. Following the introduction, fans can meet and mingle with the dancers and special Wave prizes will be given away.

Horny Hideaway, 2011 S. 1st St. in Walker’s Point, will be a microbrew and tavern that allows guests to engage in the Horny Goat experience. Horny Goat Brewing produces three craft brews available throughout southeastern Wisconsin.

Congratulations to good friend of the blog Elizabeth Guaraldo, who is the new Director of Cheerleading for the AIFA Baltimore Mariners.

From Baltimore Mariners.com

This will be Elizabeth Guaraldo’s first season with the Baltimore Mariners. Guaraldo has been the Director of the National Indoor Soccer League’s Baltimore Blast Cheerleaders since 2007. The Blast Cheerleaders have released two swimsuit calendars, performed at the AST Dew Tour and have traveled to Bermuda to participate in the Island Soccer League (ISL) All Star game that took place this summer. Prior to working with the Mariners, Guaraldo was a 2005-2006 Washington Redskins Cheerleader. She went to college at UMBC where she was on their dance team as both a member and a captain.

Liz tells us that she’s still with the Blast Organization as well, so she’s going to be handling two dance teams at once. If anyone’s suited to handle such a incredible time commitment, it’s Liz. She earned her Masters in Education from Johns Hopkins, completing 39 credit hours in just one year, all while working an internship and coaching the Blast Cheerleaders.

Wisconsin Professional Dance Inc. and the Milwaukee Wave announce auditions for the new Milwaukee Wave Professional Dance Team for the 2009-10 season.

Auditions are from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 at Elite Fitness and Racquet Club Northshore, 5750 N. Glen Park Road, Glendale. Fifteen women will be selected for this professional, high-energy, technical dance team. They will dance at every home game and represent the Wave at select community appearances.

Women 18 and older are invited to participate. Registration is free and dancers should wear form-fitting clothes and bring dance shoes, water bottle and a snack.

Wisconsin Professional Dance, Inc. was developed in 2004 to provide polished, professional dance teams in the Milwaukee area, as well as to provide a successful children’s program and dance classes and clinics for all ages. They run the Diamond Dancers, the Milwaukee Brewers’ dance team, along with clinics and classes for young dancers. For more information, visit wiprodance.com.

The Third Annual Summer Softball Challenge was held this past Saturday at the 80th Street Field in Stone Harbor at the Jersey Shore. Ladies from the KiXX Dance Team, Flyers Ice Team, Phillies Ball Girls and Wings Angels slugged it out while raising money for the Comcast-Spectator Foundation, the Phillies Charities and the KiXX Charities.

Originally the plan was for a combined Phillies-KiXX team to take on a team from the Flyers and Wings. But summer shore traffic (I heard on the radio there was a 20-mile backup on Delsea Drive) delayed the arrival of some players, so The Phillies Ball Girls ended up playing on both teams.

The Pink Team (Flyers, Wings, Phillies)

The Grey Team (KiXX, Phillies)

The Phillie Phanatic made an appearance.

This is the last appearance for Rachel as a member of the KiXX Dance Team. She just earned her degree in Organizational Communication from Temple. She has a lead on a job in the area, but if it doesn’t pan out she’s moving to Dallas. Good luck, Rachel!

Both teams

An after party featuring a live band, silent auction and meet and greet with the participants was held at the Golden Inn just a couple of blocks away. Unfortunately, I have no photos from the party. I had to hustle back to Philadelphia to cover the Philadelphia Fight Vixens Dance Team. Those photos are coming tomorrow.

[More photos from the Showdown]

[Photos from last year's Showdown]

[Philadelphia Wings Angels]

[Philadelphia KiXX Dance Team]

[Phillies Ball Girls]

Temple University’s Liacouras Center was the site for the 2009-10 KiXX Dance Team Open Call Auditions this past Thursday.

KiXX Dance Team hopefuls

KiXX Dance Team Director Jillian Gonzales lead the choreography.

Jillian was assisted by two of her former Sixers Dancer teammates: Kiersten and….

Kristy

Veteran Danielle

The Semi-finalists

This past weekend Jillian conducted interviews with the semi-finalists. The new team will sign their contracts tonight.

Semi-finalists perform

So what’s next for the KiXX Dance Team?

Later this week, they’ll begin rehearsing; they’ve got an performance during the 7th-inning stretch at a Phillies game coming up in early August. Then later in August they’ll shoot their 2009-10 Calendar.

There will be a calendar unveiling in November just prior to the start of the NISL regular season.

Auditions for the NISL Baltimore Blast Cheerleaders took place last Saturday at Bally’s Total Fitness in Glenn Burnie, MD.

Hopefuls were  taught a short dance routine and a kick-line by Blast Cheerleader Director Elizabeth “Liz” Guaraldo. Liz is a former Washington Redskins Cheerleaders and is entering her third season with the Blast.

Liz is a graduate of UMBC, and earned her Masters in Education from Johns Hopkins. She’s now a 7th grade Social Studies teacher.

Former Blast Cheerleaders Erica and Joy served as two of the judges. Erica is taking the season off, because she is getting married. Congratulations! Joy is taking the time to concentrate on her studies.

Results of the auditions were posted online and the team held their first meeting Sunday night.

So what’s next for the Blast Cheerleaders?

There are two rehearsals this week and then on Thursday Liz will be taking eight of the Cheerleaders to Bermuda. The ladies will perform at the  ISL-NISL. (Sort of like the NFL Pro Bowl) In addition to the performance, the Cheerleaders will be making a ton of appearances around the island. Then in August the squad is off to Cambridge, Maryland to shoot their 2009-2010 Swimsuit Calendar.

[Baltimore Blast Cheerleaders]

[Blast Cheerleaders Auditions Photos]

The 3rd Annual Charity Summer Softball Showdown involving the Philadelphia Wings’ Angels Dance Team, Flyers Delta Dental Ice Girls, Phillies Ball Girls, and the Kixx Dancers is this Saturday. This year’s softball game will see the Angels and Ice Girls do battle with the Phillies Ball Girls and Kixx Dancers. Admission to the game is free, there will be a charity 50/50 raffle, a special appearance by the Phillie Phanatic, and more! One addition to this year’s event will be a post-game after party to be held at the Golden Inn from 4-6 p.m. Admission to the after party is $25 if purchased at the softball game and $30 at the door. Admission includes open bar on all drink specials, live band, meet and greets, and special team auctions. All proceeds will benefit the Comcast-Spectacor Foundation, Phillies Charities, and Kixx Charities.

Event Details:

Date: Saturday, July 18, 2009

Time: 12 noon

Place: 80th Street Baseball Field in Stone Harbor, NJ

Game Admission: Free to attend

After Party: Golden Inn on 78th and Dune from 4-6 p.m.

The Philadelphia KiXX announced that the Liacouras Center will be the official location of the 2009-10 Philadelphia KiXX Dance Team auditions. The tryouts are scheduled for Thursday, July 16 at the Temple University venue, which is located at 1776 North Broad Street in Philadelphia, PA. Registration will begin at 5:30 pm ET.

Jillian Gonzales will return for her second season as the KiXX Dance Team Director. A six-year member and former co-captain of the Philadelphia 76ers Dance Team, Gonzales is setting the bar high for her sophomore year with the KiXX. “Not only are we looking for beautiful women with great dancing ability, we’re looking for girls with the total package. Our dancers serve as ambassadors of the KiXX, they are a major part of our public relations initiatives and I look forward to building this year’s squad,” said Gonzales of the July 16 auditions.

In addition to performing during all Philadelphia KiXX home games, the dancers will be featured in a 12-month calendar spread shot by Contrast Photography with styling done by Toppers Spa/Salon located in Rittenhouse Square of Center City, Philadelphia.

All positions of this year’s squad are available to interested dancers at least 18 years of age, as of September 1, 2009. Those interested in auditioning are encouraged to bring close-up and full-body photographs as well as their dance resume. Attire for the auditions is shorts or briefs and a crop top, tights optional.

[Philadelphia KiXX Dance Team]