The Seattle Sea Gals recently unveiled their 2011 Cheerleader calendar. Click here to check out photos from the event on MyNorthwest.com.

Click here to watch a “making of” preview video on Seahawks.com

Click here to watch video of the unveiling on Seahawks.com

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Join the Sea Gals at the Fox Sports Grill to be one of the first to see the 2011 Sea Gals Calendar.

Join the Sea Gals for the unveiling of the 2011 Sea Gals Calendar at the Fox Sports Grill in downtown Seattle at 7:00pm on August 13th.

The event will feature an introduction of the 2010 squad, an inside look into the making of the calendar and an exclusive autograph session.

Calendars will be available for sale at the event for $15.
Online sales (including pre-orders) for the calendar will be available in the coming weeks. The online pricing for this year’s calendar is as follows:

• $15 per calendar
• $50 per autographed calendar
• $250 per autographed calendar that is personalized by every Sea Gal

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:

Sandy Charbonneau - Armed Forces Entertainment
Raquel Torres-Garcia - San Antonio Spurs (NBA) and Silver Stars (WNBA)
Denise Garvey - NY Jets (NFL)
Alto Gary - Houston Texans (NFL)
Tamara Jenkins - FC Dallas (MLS)
Stephanie Jojokian Washinton Redskins
Heather Karberg - Arizona Cardinals (NFL)
Stacie Kinder - Tennessee Titans (NFL)
Shannon Kingsley - Seattle Seahawks (NFL)
Tami Krause - Minnesota Vikings (NFL) and Minnesota Swarm (NLL)
Brandii McCoy - Charlotte Bobcats (NBA) and Charlotte Checkmates (AHL)
Tracey Rutledge - All-Pro3 and former Atlanta Hawks
Michelle Stover - Washington Wizards (NBA)
Derric Whitfield - Houston Energy (WPFL)

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!

Amber Lancaster of Tacoma stars as Jenny Swanson in the new MTV situation comedy “The Hard Times of RJ Berger.” Lancaster, 29, is a former Pierce College student and Seattle Seahawks Cheerleader with a long string of credits as a magazine and TV model. The MTV role, in which she plays a high schooler who is the dream girl of a nerdy classmate, is her first big break as an actress.

[Seattle Post-Intelligencer Gallery of Amber Lancaster]

Seahawks.com: The 2010 Sea Gals put on their uniforms for the first time as a team to take pictures for the squad photo card. Click here to watch the video.

You started out as a Hometown Hottie in 2004, and now you’re an MTV star. We think we deserve a cut of your next paycheck!

Oh, for sure! After being voted into the Top 10, I decided to move to L.A. permanently. It kind of launched my career. I am loyal to Maxim through and through.

What were you doing before you became a Hottie?

I was a loan coordinator at a mortgage company in Seattle. My roommate thought I should enter the contest, so we made a video of me dancing around my living room looking like an idiot. If you guys repost that video, I might boycott you.

And you were a Cheerleader for the Seattle Seahawks as well, right?

Yeah. We were technically called dancers, but we had pompoms, so it did get a little confusing. The problem is, you tell people you’re a dancer and they think you work at some place called Déjà Vu.

Let’s talk The Hard Times of RJ Berger. What’s it about?

RJ Berger is your quintessential nerdy high school kid, and his friend Miles is always trying to get them noticed and help them move up the social ladder. Anyway, in the very first episode, RJ’s member is exposed at a basketball game.

His member?

You know, his thingy! It turns out it’s quite large, so he gains a bit of notoriety. That propels them into more opportunities at school.

Who do you play?

If the show is like Superbad meets The Wonder Years, then I’m kind of the Winnie Cooper… but a little more scandalous.

Really?

Yeah, I’m the down-to-earth girl next door, but RJ is constantly having dreams of me ripping my
dress off in the hallway and showing up to school naked.

That sounds intriguing. So MTV is really doing a non-reality show?

People can’t comprehend that MTV is doing something scripted. It’s a really big deal for them. They’re kind of changing their whole image.

Have you partied with the Jersey Shore folks?

I did! They’re pretty fun, but I don’t know if my liver could handle hanging out with them on a daily basis.

Did the Situation show you his abs?

Definitely. I told him it looked like they were slipping a little bit, and I think it hurt the guy’s feelings.

Do you go out and party very often?

Not so much anymore. When I first got to L.A., I’d go out all the time, but now I’m way more of a homebody.

So what would be a better approach for a girl like you?

Just talk to me about normal things, like music. Also, I love guys who know something that I don’t know.

Such as?

Even if I have absolutely no idea what a dude is talking about, like stocks or something, it’s actually really hot.

[Maxim 2010 Hot 100]