Thurmont Woman Part of Pro Bowl Cheerleading Team
By Ed Waters Jr.
Fredricksburg News-Post
Maigan Torre has been a Washington Redskins cheerleader for more than three years, but she was especially excited to participate Jan. 25 in the NFL’s Pro Bowl in Hawaii.
Fellow cheerleaders selected Torre, 24, of Thurmont, to represent the team at the Pro Bowl. A cheerleader from each team was part of the group.
The players were divided into an Orange Team and a Yellow Team. Torre was on the Orange Team.
Torre said she began dancing at age 3 with teacher Debra Lewis, but she has been with Elower-Sicilia Productions of Dance and Music in Thurmont since age 11.
“I fell in love with it,” Torre said of dancing, which led to an audition for the Redskins cheerleading team. Over the years, she has performed in “Cats,” at the professional football draft party, children’s hospitals, charity events and military bases. She teaches at the Ashburn Academy of Dance in Ashburn, Va.
“Some of the Redskins cheerleaders just got back from a tour of military bases in Afghanistan, but I didn’t go on that tour,” Torre said.
“She started taking dance at ESP at a young age, she was a member of the ESP Performing Company, later becoming a teacher and choreographer,” said Linda Sicilia, owner of Elower Sicilia Productions.
“This young lady is and always has been as beautiful inside as she is outside,” Sicilia said. “She was a hardworking student and developed into a very talented dancer, lighting up every room and stage with her dancing and smile.”
Sicilia said Torre is blessed with a supportive family who gave her the freedom to pursue her dream.
ESP is a small studio, and dancers feel close to one another, Sicilia said. “Upon graduating and moving on, Maigan has continued to inspire and support her ESP family. She stops into the studio to visit the staff and students.”
Torre said dancing offers many opportunities. Her advice for those
considering a career in dance: “Take dance classes. When when you hit a failure, don’t let it stop you. Nothing is handed to you, you have to work for it.”
Torre does jazz, tap, lyrical, and other types of dance styles.
