The Ravens Cheerleaders have a new team photo. Click the image below to view full size!

The Baltimore Sun has new photos of the Baltimore Ravens Cheerleaders doing their thang on game day. God bless them, they got caught in the rain and were still out their stunting like a bunch of maniacs. Click here to see the action!

By Pat Stoetzer, Staff Writer
Carroll County Times
August 12, 2010

When Ravens fans flock to M&T Bank Stadium this season, they’ll have two chances to watch local cheerleaders in action.

For the past four seasons, the football team’s cheerleading unit has featured South Carroll graduate Adriene B. on the squad (the team’s policy is to use first names and last initial, so she goes by that on the Ravens’ website). This fall, she gets a county companion and fellow SC alum in Megan A., who graduated in 2008 and has plenty of cheerleading background.

Megan cheered at South Carroll and competitively for the Maryland Twisters, which earned her a trip to Orlando, Fla., in 2006 for an international all-star event. She spent some time cheering for the Baltimore Blast, but when this year’s Ravens’ tryouts came around Megan didn’t balk at the chance to make the team.

“I’ve wanted to forever,” she said July 30 at a training camp appearance with Adriene and two other teammates. “Since I started cheering in fifth grade, I’ve wanted to do it with the Ravens.”

Megan said she survived a series of cuts and an interview process before making the team. Once she joined the squad in March, it was time to gather for the annual calendar shoot.

The calendars were unveiled in late July and this year’s includes photos of every cheerleader on the squad.

And that means two former South Carroll students.

“I like it, I mean it’s Carroll County, represent!” said Adriene, a University of Maryland grad. “It was a big thing when I went to Maryland to cheer, and then with the Ravens. I was waiting for someone else to come around with me.”

Adriene, a Mount Airy native, is a popular Ravens cheerleader and a calendar veteran - she was chosen for the cover in 2008 and 2009.

Megan, a Westminster native who attends Stevenson University, was part of the Blast’s calendar last year. Now, she joins her fellow former Cavalier, and the rest of the Ravens cheerleaders, in the current calendar.

“It’s awesome,” said Megan, who got to travel to the Bahamas for the photo shoot. “It was so exciting, but it was completely different because we went out of the country. It was so much fun, like a free vacation. I think the shots turned out great.”

The Ravens’ cheerleaders have been making appearances around the region as the football season nears. At the McDaniel College appearance in late July, the four cheerleaders posed for pictures with fans and signed just about anything placed before them.

Spectators had footballs, jerseys, calendars and T-shirts, among other items waiting for personal signatures from the cheerleaders. A line quickly formed and the afternoon temperatures were hot, but the quartet of girls never stopped smiling and chatting with their fans.

“I’m trying to get involved as much as I can in my rookie year,” Megan said. “I love what I do, it’s just fun to me.”

The Baltimore Ravens cheerleaders unveiled their swimsuit calendar at Ruths Chris Steakhouse Thursday night.

Photos from the event here.

Order the calendar here.

Mike Duffy
Baltimore Ravens
6/5/2010

*Photos: Cheerleader Camp*

Cheerleaders also have to put in some sweat equity when it comes to the upcoming football season.

This weekend, the entire Ravens Cheerleading Team headed to the mountains of Deep Creek, Md., for their annual training camp. The event, which was open to the public, focuses on the cheerleaders’ gameday routines that fans will see at M&T Bank Stadium during the 2010 campaign.

From Friday to Sunday, their days were taken up by nearly an hour of stretching and conditioning, followed by hours upon hours of practice.

Many of the dances and stunts have already been installed in previous practices held at Ravens headquarters in Owings Mills, Md., much like the offense and defense are doing now during offseason minicamps.

While also learning a few new dances, every movement should be polished and ready to take to the playing field once the cheerleaders return.

Of course, it’s not all business.

As with football teams who hold their training camps at a remote site, squad bonding is a big part of the weekend.

The cheerleaders have appearances each day and even hold a kickball tournament before departing.

Want to check out some of the action?

Here are some exclusive behind-the-scenes pictures from the 2010 Ravens Cheerleader Training Camp:

Earlier this month the Baltimore Ravens Cheerleaders traveled to The Bahamas to shoot their 2010-11 swimsuit calendar.

BaltimoreRavens.com has plenty of photos from the trip here.

Okay, remember this photo of former Baltimore Ravens Cheerleader Shea? He was at the Redskins Cheerleaders Finals earlier this month and he was there to cheer on his former Ravens teammate Sarita.

Nothing to see here, right? I mean I’d also cheer on Sarita (and Jamilla and Talmesha and Buffy and the Ashleys….you get the idea.)

Eva Ena and Sarita at the end of the 2007 season.

Sarita when she was with the Buffalo Jills.

But actually there is more to it. You see Shea and Sarita are engaged. There’s an engagement party next month, and the wedding will take place this November in Rochester, NY.

Shea’s already retired from Cheerleading so he could focus on law school. He graduates next month. Sarita says she most likely hanging up the poms after this season. It will be her 6th in the NFL: two each with Buffalo, Baltimore and Washington.

An NFL Cheerleader marriage is not completely without precedent. A couple of years ago the Ravens had a husband and wife on the team, but it is pretty rare.

We want to congratulate Sarita and Shea and wish them nothing but happiness and success!

Held back this back a couple of days until after the Ravens made their official announcement of the new squad.

Stephanie danced for Elizabethtown College, the AIFA Reading Express Smokin’ Hot Steam Team and most recently the Philadelphia Wings Angels.

Megan was a Baltimore Blast Cheerleader.

Keishawna was also a Cheerleader for the Blast

Keishawna and Megan at last Sunday’s Baltimore Mariners game.

Congratulations to Stephanie, Keishawna, Megan and all the rest of the new and returning cheerleaders.