Backstage: The Sea Gals Season
By Sherri Thompson
Seahawks.com
Oct 15, 2011
Sea Gals director Sherri Thompson provides and overview into the start of the Sea Gals season.
The Sea Gals season begins shortly after auditions in May. We get right down to business with orientation where I outline the expectations and high standards the team will have to meet. Contrary to the quote you may have hear “progress not perfection” I expect “perfection” and that is what we work on all summer long! We practice two nights each week for about four hours.
The team is quickly fitted for their new uniforms and other costumes for the calendar shoot. The calendar shoot is a two day intense process followed by hours of photo selection, layout, and finally the unveiling in August.
The Sea Gals have had a very busy schedule which included Junior Sea Gals, additional Show Group practices and about 100 community appearances to date this season. It is a huge commitment to be a Sea Gal and it takes a lot of hard work and dedication. In addition to dance the Sea Gals must work on physical appearance, hair and make-up technique, speaking, and of course football knowledge.
The past few weeks have been especially crazy. We just finished the Breast Cancer Awareness Halftime. This means many extra hours of practice for everyone! We have had several late night rehearsals ending around 11:00PM. We are currently working toward the October 30th game where the Sea Gals will do another great halftime performance for Halloween! So don’t leave your seats for the halftime as it will be Frightfully Fun!
