2013 Tampa Bay Storm Cheerleader Auditions Are January 13th

Auditions for the 2013 Tampa Bay Storm Cheer leaders will be held Sunday, January 13 at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on the Club Level.

Registration will be from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Sunday, January 13. Auditions are closed to the public. All participants should park in the VIP East parking lot and enter the Times Forum at the Suite Entrance located on the West Plaza.

Day of Auditions – Participants should wear form fitting, two piece dance outfits and comfortable shoes. No Jazz pants or baggy pants will be allowed. Dance briefs or boy shorts should be worn with skin tone pantyhose. It is suggested that participants bring make-up/hair products, a towel bottle of water and a snack.

After introductions and warm-ups participants will learn across the floor combinations; including basic kicks and turns and a few short, repeating sideline dance routines. Participants will perform in small groups and then first cuts will be made.

The second round will consist of a jazz or hip-hop routine that will be taught to the remaining candidates. Then a short break will be given to ask questions and rehearse with the music after the routine is taught. The room will then be cleared and participants will perform the routine before a panel of judges two at a time.

Finalists will then be announced. Those candidates will then have a short meeting and interviews. Once the interviews are done participants are free to leave. The 2013 Tampa Bay Storm Cheerleaders will be announced on the team website after 3:00 PM on Monday, January 21. There will be a mandatory meeting for all 2013 Storm Cheerleaders later that week. Practice and workouts will immediately begin on weekday evenings.

Requirements to Register:

· Must be 18 years of age or older and have a high school diploma or equivalent

· Bring photo identification

· Recent photo 4×6 or larger (will not be returned)

· Dance resume (simple typed history of experience if applicable)

· $20 fee – cash or money order

· Completed medical liability release

· Completed 2013 cheerleader application

For more information please call 813.230.2416 or e-mail storm_dancers@verizon.net.