Titans Cheerleaders Bri, Jessi, and Clair; Danger Love Saint

During last year’s NFL season, UltimateCheerleaders had the wonderful opportunity to interview three Tennessee Titans Cheerleaders who comprised the country girl group, Danger Love Saint, and learned their path from an idea to musically deal with off-season performance antsiness to eventually become the Titans Cheerleaders performance band. During the time we were interviewing them for Part 1 and Part 2, they were literally in the studio and on location to prepare for their debut video “Drive.”

Well, the time has arrived to see the product of these efforts. Danger Love Saint released their debut music video last week, and you can watch the “Drive” music video on this link and download the song on iTunes. Next week, Danger Love Saint is booked to perform on Nashville’s famous Billy Block Show and at the Gift of Music Charity event, opening for Billy Currington, Ronny Milsap, and Phil Vassar. You can learn more about Danger Love Saint and their up coming concerts at www.DangerLoveSaintMusic.com or at www.Facebook.com/DangerLoveSaint.

Way to go DLS, it looks super!

Christina Dickinson
9news.com
Apr 15, 2012

DENVER – Many dream of becoming an NFL cheerleader, and on Sunday, more than 200 ladies – and one man – got the opportunity to make those dreams one step closer to reality.

Sunday was the first round of the 2012 Denver Bronco Cheerleader and Denver Outlaw Cheerleader tryouts. Just like every year, it was a grueling few hours of learning routines, practicing and auditioning in front of a panel of judges.

There were several veteran Denver Broncos Cheerleaders returning this year that have to tryout just like everyone else, and of course there were many newcomers.

One young man from Denver, Sacha Heppell, made it his mission to get on the team.
Watch the video above to see how he did.

The finals are next Sunday are the finals and they are open to the public. 9NEWS’ Corey Rose will be one of the judges who helps choose the new Denver Broncos Cheerleaders.

SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) – Dozens of beautiful and talented women showed off their dance skills for a chance to become a member of the 2012 Charger Girls Squad.

Auditions were held Sunday at the Jenny Craig Pavilion at the University of San Diego.

During the try-outs, these women had to learn a dance routine and prove to the judges why they should be a Charger Girl.

“This is what I love to do. I love to perform. I love the excitement on the field. There’s nothing like it. I’m going to keep trying until I make it,” Charger Girls hopeful, Claudia Cappiello said.

“I’m like shaking, but I’m just going to have fun with it and whatever happens, happens,” Charger Girls hopeful, Ashley Johnson said.

Those making Sunday’s cut will go on to an interview and dance final to be held in the coming days.

ABC13: Dixon Hernandez said he didn’t hold anything back during tryouts. He wants to pave the way for other men.

The Felions are the dance team of the British Colombia Lions (Canadian Football League.) This team has been working hard to put together their annual calendar for Lions fans. This year’s calendar is going to be a little different. Instead of making a swimsuit calendar, they’re mixing it up. Some of the dancers will be in swimwear, while others will be in lingerie, other costumes, and even body paint. Click here to watch!

Once upon a time, almost half of the teams in Major League Soccer had dance teams. I’m sad to report that we’ve lost one more. The Columbus Crew recently announced their decision to disband their dance team, the Crewzers. The Crew has made the following statement:

“Although the Crewzers have been a significant part of the Crew history and valued ambassadors for the team, we made the difficult decision to discontinue the program following the 2011 season. This decision was not made without thorough research with our fans and research provided by Major League Soccer. We clearly discovered that our fans were looking for a more authentic soccer experience at our games, and wanted to see scores from around the league, first-half highlights, and soccer-related content during halftime. Moving forward, we plan to create and deliver these authentic soccer elements.”

As with most “official statements” of this kind, there are a lot of words that don’t say much of anything. It certainly doesn’t explain the real reason why the Crewzers, who were independently funded and did not rely up the Crew for financial support, were let go. The dance team’s management and veteran members are greatly saddened by the decision.

There are only two dance teams remaining in the league, the Dynamo Girls from Houston, and the ChivaGirls from Chivas USA. (However, FC Dallas and New England Revolution do have non-dancing promo teams, the FC Dallas Girls, and the Rev Girls, respectively.)
Update: The San Jose Earthquakes also have a promo team, the Shaker Girls. (Thanks for the heads-up, Mia!)

A look back at the Crewzers in action

Kimberly Davidow
WFMZ.com
4/9/2012

[watch the video]

SOUTH HEIDELBERG TWP., Pa. – One woman from our area is in the running to become a Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader. She’s made it all the way to the final round of tryouts.

Jamielee Panghulan said she has many goals she wants to accomplish in her lifetime. With her background in dance, Panghulan, 22, of Sinking Spring, said she has already achieved what hundreds of dancers dream of.

“I’ve danced at the R-Phils for about four years and I decided to try out for the Eagles. I went, tried out for my first time… I made it,” said Panghulan. “I didn’t expect that at all coming into it.”
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Like most free agents, many cheerleaders have one-year contracts, so Panghulan is trying out again. She said she has made the cut to the final round on Tues., Apr. 24.

The former Eagles cheerleader said her biggest fans are in the classroom. Panghulan works fulltime as an early elementary school teacher at Spring Rose ChildCare in South Heidelberg Township.

“I work here from 7 to 4 and then I leave straight here to go to Philly to practice every Tuesday and Wednesday. I don’t get home until 11, 12,” said Panghulan.

Before Jamielee became an Eagles cheerleader, she’d never been to an Eagles game, but like most fans, she is hooked.

This time around, Panghulan said the audition process is leaving her with butterflies in her stomach, because out of the 600 who try out, only 38 cheerleaders make the team.
“I think you always have to be prepared for rejection. I mean, if I don’t make the squad, yes, I’ll be upset, but I’m just going to give it my all,” said Panghulan.