MDC Abroad

Miami Dolphins cheerleaders entertain fans at Tesco
By Ben Endley
The Watford Observer (UK)
July 2, 2012

Cheerleaders from American football side The Miami Dolphins signed autographs and performed for fans in Watford on Saturday (June 30).

Ashley, Candi, Kylee, Lauren J and Natalie D spent two hours in Tesco on Lower High Street offering visitors the chance to win tickets to an NFL game at the San Francisco 49ers or Miami Dolphins.

Ashley, a full-time high school teacher in her second year as a cheerleader, said the visit was the first time she had been to Europe.

She said: “Today and yesterday we have been going to different Tesco stores and getting to know our fans in the UK. “I had no idea there were so many Miami Dolphins fans here.

“Being a teacher demands a lot of good time management and that is important because being a cheerleader is something that’s so fun that I make sure I have time for it.

“I miss my family while I am over here but I would love to come back and perform for the British fans.”

As well as performing at all Dolphins games, cheerleaders must all be high school graduates and be in either full-time employment or full-time education.

Auditions for the entire squad are held every April.

Lauren J, an exercise science student and second year cheerleader, added: “We have had a big crowd come down to see us perform. We arrived on Thursday and are absolutely loving it.”