The Jets Set

Cheer squad offers a real fitness blitz

By Mandy Stadtmiller
The New York Post

Question: What’s the one thing more heart-racing than this afternoon’s Jets playoff game? Answer: The Jets cheerleaders — and their sexy, athletic dance moves. And now you can get as fit as a Jets Flight Crew member by taking one of two special free classes being taught by actual Jets cheerleaders at New York Sports Clubs on Monday and Thursday.

“This is the first year that we’ve offered classes to give people a sneak peek into what it’s like,” says director Denise Garvey, a former dancer for the New York Knicks and ex-cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys. She’s been head of the team for three years since it was founded as the newest cheerleading team in the NFL.

Samantha (left) and Anne-Marie share the secrets of cheering with The Post’s beribboned reporter, Mandy Stadtmiller.

So how hard is the 50-minute, cardio-intensive routine? Who cares! You get the chance to dance with NFL cheerleaders — and pretend like you’re performing privately for Jets QB and hottie Mark Sanchez.

“The difference between a good cheerleader and a bad cheerleader is execution of choreography and enthusiasm,” Garvey says. “We get the question all the time: How do the girls stay so fit? And the answer is nonstop cardio. If you think the cheerleader has the perfect body, then come to the class and find out how that happens.”

“It’s not something that you can go to Broadway Dance Center and do,” says cheerleader Anne-Marie A. (The cheerleaders don’t use last names to prevent stalker-y guys. So don’t get any one-true-love ideas, dudes. Ain’t gonna happen.)

“It’s not like Zumba. We’re more stylized. It’s sexy, fun. We’re very, very powerful dancers. As far as our moves, they’re punchy, which sets us apart from other NFL teams. We’re just very sharp.”

To fully investigate this exciting step forward in cheerleading sciences technology, The Post took the class and broke down the key moves so that you too can sh-sh-shake it like a Jets girl.

“I think we’ve brought them a lot of luck this year,” says Anne-Marie, who refused to specify a particularly “lucky” sexy move. “They’re all pretty special to us.”

[Flight Crew’s Secret Moves]

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