June 2012

Panthers select 2012 TopCats

Congratulations to the 2012 TopCats! They are in for an exciting season and a world of memories. And they just have to ask one of the original TopCats to learn the impact the experience can have on them. When I visited the TopCats last October, I met Janelle Rayford. She was a TopCat on the […]

Dance team member to be Eagles cheerleader

Cifaloglio balances co-op and NFL cheerleading gig by Shannon Nolan The Triangle (Drexel University) June 1, 2012 Drexel pre-junior Sage Cifaloglio will be cheering for a team other than the Dragons this fall after being selected to join the Philadelphia Eagles cheerleading squad. Cifaloglio, a business administration major currently on her second co-op at Tarte […]

Philadelphia Soulmates and Soul Squad

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Kelsey Fournier crowned Miss RI 2012

National competition is January 2013 Mary Larsen The Rhode Show May 31, 2012 Kelsey Fournier, resident of Pawtucket, and graduate of Rhode Island College, was crowned as Miss Rhode Island 2012. Kelsey has worked as a cheerleader for the New England Patriots football team, and is a dedicated dancer. She is going to spend her […]

Brooklyn women train for a shot at joining Nets dance team

Erin Durkin New York Daily News May 31, 2012 Brooklyn ladies are lacing up their sneakers, hoping to get their big break as dancers for the Brooklyn Nets. Would-be team dancers took six weeks of special classes at Crunch Fitness in Fort Greene to prepare for Saturday’s open auditions, where they worked through some of […]

Titans Cheerleaders Wrap-Up Day One of 2013 Swimsuit Calendar Photo Shoot

Stacie Kinder Titans Online May 31, 2012 • PHOTOS: Day 1 After a slightly rocky start with the Cheerleaders’ bus breaking down 30 miles north of Destin, the annual swimsuit photo shoot has begun with success! The team had an incredible kick-off dinner at the Compass Rose Restaurant Wednesday night, complete with bacon wrapped scallops […]

Jewish twins back with Texans cheer squad

By MATT SAMUELS The Jewish Herald-Voice May 31, 2012 Following the most successful season in Houston Texans football history, an astonishing 975 women tried out for the 2012 Texans Cheerleading squad last month. After two days of gruelling competition, that sent home more than 900 women, there were two familiar faces still standing once all […]

Cheerleading finds its way into Russia

Yulia Zvereva Russia Beyond the Headlines May 29, 2012 Cheerleading may be a relatively new sport in Russia, but a Russian team just won the world cheer dance championship. [Note: “Cheer Dance” involves sport dance with elements of gymnastics, and fast costume changes during the performance.] Despite the fact that cheerleading developed in connection with […]