If you saw Sasha’s report earlier this year that one of the Pacemates had previously danced for the Utah Jazz and LA Clippers, last Sunday, the Indianapolis Star featured Pacemate Jocelyn and her husband, Colts fullback Stanley Havili.

Colts fullback Stanley Havili and his wife, a Pacemate, juggle marriage, baby and unique jobs

By Jo-Ann Barnas, Indianapolis Star

A trio of fans stood up in front of him, suddenly obstructing his view of center court. But Stanley Havili didn’t panic. He adjusted.

The Colts fullback shifted the grip on his 13-month-old daughter from his right hand to his left. Sitting on the edge of his seat, he leaned forward with his right shoulder and tilted his head slightly to one side. If there was a sliver of daylight to be found in a wall of bodies, Havili was going to find it.

Just as the music started, he did.

And in full view, she appeared.

It was during a timeout, 4:55 left in the third quarter, Pacers ahead, 56-51, over the Chicago Bulls. Paul George had just lit up the crowd at Bankers Life Fieldhouse with a sweet swishing 3-pointer from 24 feet.

But those details meant little to Havili. He doesn’t go to Pacers homes games for basketball. That was especially true on this recent Wednesday night after a nine-hour day at the Colts practice facility.

“There’s mommy,” Havili whispered to his daughter, Holiday. He kissed the crown of her head.

Music blaring, Jocelyn Havili and more than a dozen other members of the Pacemates dance team began performing a routine choreographed to the Nelly rap song “Hot in Herre.” Her long blond hair sweeping from side to side, Jocelyn wore a smile almost as big as her husband’s, who sat across the court — seventh row, section 15 — with Colts linebacker Lawrence Sidbury.

Later that night, a familiar conversation would take place. It’s the way most game days end for Stanley, in his first season with the Colts as starting fullback and a bruising special-teams performer. And for Jocelyn, who’s hitting her stride again as a veteran NBA dancer after taking a season off to have a baby.

“After her basketball games, she does the exact same thing I do after my football games,” Stanley Havili said. “She’ll say stuff like, ‘Did you see me mess up?’ Or, ‘Did you see me on that kick?’

“It’s just like me after football games when I say, ‘Did you see me on that block?’ How do you think I did?’

“It takes her a little bit to unwind after a game, just like me. For both of us, because what we do is so different, it’s like we’re speaking another language. Bottom line, though, is we support each other in all of it.”

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There are all kinds of football families on the Colts; Stanley and Jocelyn Havili’s is just one of them.

“There’s nothing else I’d rather do than play in the NFL, and I’m thankful everyday that I play for the Colts,” said Stanley Havili, who turns 26 today. “But when you have a family, you also have that added responsibility. Our goal every day is to make it a blessing.”

Sweethearts since high school, Stanley and Jocelyn Havili have been married since March 2012, the year after the Philadelphia Eagles made the Southern Cal fullback their seventh-round draft pick.

Both grew up in close-knit Mormon families in Utah. The son of Tongan immigrants, Stanley remembers his father working three jobs, mostly driving buses and other vehicles, in Salt Lake City. As a youngster, Stanley often tagged along on his routes, keeping his dad company.

The sixth of Tevita and Elva’s eight children, Stanley said there weren’t enough beds in the house for all of the kids, but he never considered his family less fortunate than others.

“My family was very close, and that’s the most important thing,” he said.

Now in his third season in the NFL, Stanley Havili’s football career has been growing like his family: Jocelyn gave birth to their first child — Holiday — on Oct. 2, 2012.

After spending 2011 on the Eagles practice squad, Stanley played 15 games at fullback last season, predominantly as a blocker for running backs Bryce Brown and LeSean McCoy. He was acquired by the Colts in a trade last March for defensive end Clifton Geathers.

In a season marked by highs and lows — the Colts are 7-3 after Thursday’s victory at Tennessee — Havili said he’s playing his best football right now. Their head coach would agree.

“It’s not the most glamorous position, we know, in the NFL,” Chuck Pagano said of being a fullback. “It’s one of those that there’s only a select few that will sign up for that job and that duty. He (Havili) loves it and relishes the opportunity to slam himself into linebackers and defensive ends and those types of things. And he’s also athletic enough to catch a ball out of the backfield and run wheel routes and be displaced in different formations and things like that.

“But then again, his production on special teams has been outstanding. He’s just one of those guys that’s really selfless. Anything we ask Stanley to do, he’s more than willing and never says a word.”

On Oct. 20, when Colts running backs coach David Walker told Havili before kickoff in their game against Denver that he “plays the game the way the game is supposed to be played,” the compliment gave Havili an extra boost of confidence.

That night, he scored his first receiving touchdown of the season, a 20-yarder from Andrew Luck. He also played lights-out on special teams, forcing a fumble on a Broncos punt return that led to Darrius Heyward-Bey’s touchdown on the next play. The Colts won, 39-33.

“It’s funny because when you talk to him, he’s very mild-mannered,” tackle Anthony Castonzo said. “But on the field, he has complete reckless abandon, no regard for his own well being, which is pretty awesome.”

Colts tackle Gosder Cherilus said Havili often works out with the offensive linemen. That’s not the only reason he has earned their respect, though.

“A lot of times we’ll say, ‘Hey, Stanley, why don’t you come out to dinner with us?'” Cherilus said. “And he’ll say, ‘Man, it’s time for me to come home and give my wife a break.’ Or, ‘Sorry, but I can’t; I have my daughter for the night.'”

Cherilus shook his head and smiled.

“He understands what it’s like to be a professional athlete, and be married to a beautiful mother of his child,” Cherilus said. “He’s extremely unselfish. Team guy. Family guy. That’s the type of person he is. That’s Stanley.”

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(note: after this was posted, the Tiger-Cats won, and for the first time since 1999, the Tiger-Cats are playing in the Grey Cup against Saskatchewan in Regina. Recent Tiger-Cat Grey Cup wins were in 1972, (14 years later) 1986, (13 years later) 1999, (14 years later) ???)

If there was a Hall of Fame for CFL Cheerleaders, certainly Lesley Stewart would be a charter member. Lesley is Head Coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Cheerleaders, in her 21st year of CFL cheer, combining time both on the field and as coach. Devotion to their football team, their cheer team, and dance starts with Lesley, but continues throughout the squad. For instance, Assistant Coach Lauren Yaksich is in her ninth year with the Ticats, after eight on the field. And Captain Andrea is right there to, in her eighth season on the squad.

As the Ticats take on Toronto today for an opportunity for a chance to play in the 101st Grey Cup, UltimateCheerleaders spotlights these three women, all dedicated to pro cheer for the long-term.

So, what keeps Andrea coming back for eight years? “I just love dancing,” Andrea answers. “I love Lauren and Lesley. I love the team. So it’s kind of addicting, the adrenaline when you are out on the field. You just can’t get that really anywhere else, once you’ve peaked during your competitive dancing ages. I compare it to being part of a sorority in the states, because we don’t have sororities.”

Hamilton native Andrea is a Ticats Cheerleaders captain, but her main focus is pursuing a career in education. Andrea graduated with honors with a BA in English and Cultural Studies from McMaster University, and a Bachelors of Education from Brock University.

Last season, Lauren was the eight year veteran, and now serves as Assistant Coach in her ninth season in the organization. Lauren says, “It just became a lot with my work, so it’s nice that I can still be able to help out.”
Also a McMaster alum, Lauren has an MBA graduate a specialization in Marketing, and undergraduate expertise in Mathematics and Statistics, with a focus on financial mathematics. Her current position is Manager of Marketing and Communications at John C. Munro International Airport in Hamilton.

Lesley says about Lauren stepping away from the sidelines, “She has a fantastic job working at the airport, so if she needs to travel with her job, she can miss a practice or a game without feeling like she is letting down the team. And it gives me that opportunity as well to do the same thing, because I know I have someone still there rather than asking captains, because then captains are stepping out of line too. It’s been a really crazy year for me, so it’s been the opportunity that I can say to Lauren, ‘I just can’t be there,’ and she can be there.

Lauren adds, “It’s fun, too, because we do all of our choreographies, so you’re still dancing a lot, it’s just that you’re not performing.”

During on-field practice before the games, Lesley and Lauren are both actively moving to show the team the routines, and were happy that they were able to jump in and dance at Pro-Dance in Las Vegas. “We would both be totally still be dancing on the field, but there is a point where you have to not do that anymore,” laughs Lauren.

And even with Andrea’s eight seasons added to Lauren’s ninth season, they still cannot sum to Lesley’s 21 seasons of CFL cheer. Before her CFL career, Lesley danced for Hamilton Skyhawks basketball team. But the was just the opening act for (a) two seasons cheering for the Tiger-Cats, (b) ten seasons as Toronto Argonauts Cheerleader, and four seasons included being their Head Coach and Choreographer, then (c) nine seasons as Head Coach and Choreographer of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Cheer Team.

A lifelong dancer and then fitness instructor, Lesley is also well known throughout the region as TV/Radio personality. Lesley is an original member of the Morning Live team on CHCH News. Lesley was the Weather and Traffic Specialist for many years, and she is now an interactive community reporter or co-host when needed. In 2011, Lesley also became host of TERRA @ Home, a lifestyle show for Terra Greenhouses that airs on CHCH News Saturday mornings, and can also be found at www.terragreenhouses.com.

Despite all this activity plus a young son, Lesley is still a CFL devotee. And today, Lesley’s two CFL teams clash for a spot in the Grey Cup as Toronto hosts Hamilton. While a cheerleader for Toronto, the Argos won three Grey Cups, and she still awaits her first Tiger-Cats Cup win during her tenure in the organization.

But no matter what, as is the tradition, ALL of the CFL cheer squads will be attending the Grey Cup in Regina. Lesley says, “Our league is really good about having out team always present at everything , so we all go to Grey Cup, and you don’t see that at any other league. Which is really, really fun for everybody.”

Fun, and this year, maybe a little cold, with forecast highs in Regina for the Grey Cup Sunday of -6 C/21 F. No matter what, the collective sorority of CFL cheerleaders will be there, no matter what the weather. After all, Grey Cup is part of Canadian history, and Lesley, Lauren, and Andrea are writing their own chapters in the history books of CFL cheerleading.

Thanks so much to Lesley, Lauren, and Andrea for their time, and also to Maurice Grant and Mike Hardill of the Tiger-Cats for all of their assistance at the August 24th home game against Winnipeg. There are more photos of Andrea during those sunny summer at this link.

In the past, I have described the Tennessee Titans Cheerleaders as “America’s Cheerleaders,” because they usually not only have members from the breadth of their home state, but also include coast to coast, north to south representatives. And lately, it seems like Michigan serves as a home state for Titans Cheerleaders. Not only is veteran Yalea a member of the squad from Michigan, but new rookie Jocelyn is originally from Detroit.

Prior to the Titans Cheerleaders’ Halloween costume game against the Niners, Jocelyn shared with UltimateCheerleaders her path from Motown to the sidelines of Nash-vegas, why she sometimes might seem a bit hoarse after gameday, and why she is still a diehard fan of one Detroit team that should not conflict with her fellow Nashville sports fans. Oh, and besides today being a day for another big LP Field home game during her rookie year, we also give Jocelyn a super tremendous “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” shout-out!

Jocelyn moved to Nashville about five years ago after graduating from college to start her career. “My first job, I worked with young adults from 16 to 23 for transitional services,” Jocelyn explains. “So I would teach them independent living skills, how to get a job, how to open up a bank account, write a check, finances. A lot of my young adults had disabilities, either mental or behavioral disabilities. It was pretty rewarding. Most of my kids really did great, after about a year in the program, they could do pretty much anything on their own.”

Jocelyn is now a Service Coordinator and part-time fitness instructor, particularly Zumba. Jocelyn has been dancing since age four and attended Detroit’s performing arts high school. During her dance career, Jocelyn explained, “We did a lot of jazz, hip-hop, modern; and ballet was my thing. Actually, it was between going into a professional dance career or college, because Katherine Dunham Dance Studio in St. Louis asked me to join the company, but I thought, ‘I think I am going to go to college.’” Jocelyn graduated from Alabama A & M in Huntsville.

After several years in Nashville, what prompted Jocelyn to finally try out for the Titans? “At first, I did not want to, because I was scared,” laughs Jocelyn. “I was super intimidated, just because I hadn’t danced for two or three years. And I thought, ‘I don’t think I have it anymore.’ But my friend tried out. She said, ‘Just do it, you probably will make it.’”

“The first year, I did not make it, and I was discouraged,” Jocelyn recalls. “But people at the audition told me I did really well, that I needed to try again and go back out. And I was really glad that I did, because I was really feeling defeated at first.”

But at only about 25 members, in a Nashville full of multi-talented, entertainment oriented people, making the Titans Cheerleaders is not an easy task. “One of the girls last year was finishing up school in Virginia,” Jocelyn described, “and she was flying back and forth. And then this year, Kristen, she is a rookie, she was flying back and forth from Texas. So you do feel honored, like wow, people come from everywhere to try out.”

So asked about her first game as a Titans Cheerleader, Jocelyn says, “I thought I was going to be nervous, and I was more excited than anything. I thought I was going to freak out, mess up; and I was so excited. I was into the game, and my family came, and they said, ‘You looked so happy and excited,’ and that’s really what I wanted to show. I didn’t want to show that I was nervous. And ever since then, I’m not nervous, it’s just fun. You go out there and you cheer.”

So, at LP Field, there are tens of thousands of fans, but maybe it really does not seem like that many for a cheerleader on the field? Jocelyn replied, laughing, “Oh it does! It does, (the fans) go on forever. But I think what is good is that I get into the game, and I yell, ‘GO! RUN!’ So I am into the game, so the fans say, ‘Oh my goodness, she really knows what is going on in the game.’ So it is pretty natural actually. I love it!”

So she is now cheering, and yelling at times, supporting the Titans, but did Jocelyn start off a Lions fan? “Yes and no,” answers Jocelyn. “My dad actually grew up in Ohio, so he is Ohio everything: THE Ohio State University, Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Indians. But being from Detroit, you kind of have to support your home team. So yes and no, you still watched the game, but I was not a huge Lions fan.”

But there is one team from Detroit that Jocelyn does still support to the n’th degree. “I am a huge Pistons fan though!” Jocelyn explains. “Diehard Pistons fan, they could lose the whole season, and I would not care.”

So Jocelyn, with a life of dance, has found a new outlet for her long time passion. So for the rookie, is being a Titans Cheerleader what she expected? “It is more than what you expect,” Jocely replies. “I don’t think you are ever prepared. Even at my job, they are constantly asking me about it, ‘What did you do, how was it?’ And my family, oh my goodness. My dad, this is his first time coming to a Titans game today. My family lives in New Jersey now, so he came all the way down to see me. And he said, ‘Well, I am going to buy 20 calendars, if that’s okay.’ I said, ‘That’s awesome!’”

Jocelyn’s easy laugh and true fanhood illustrate a performer who is glad to be part of the Titans Cheerleader, but with an appreciation for the opportunity magnified because it would have been so easy to have not tried out in the first place or not returned for a second try-out. Like the young people she has helped progress in their lives, Jocelyn showed persistence to advance to, in her case, to transition to an elite NFL squad. So LP Field fans, if you see Jocelyn yelling and dancing in support of her Titans, appreciate her dedication to dance, fitness, and the Titans, and give her a birthday cheer while you are at it! Of course, the Titans could give Jocelyn a pretty good gift today also, a win!

Happy birthday and thanks so much to Jocelyn, and Stacie Kinder, the Tennessee Titans Director of Cheerleading/Entertainment and Robbie Bohren of the Titans for all of their assistance!

 

Today, photos of Sarah of the Oakland Raiderettes, plus some fun facts:

1) Sarah is in her fourth season as a Raiderette
2) No further review is needed, NFL rules and obviousness of fact clearly indicate that Sarah is Fabulous
3) Sarah has been a flight attendant for about five years
4) Heinrich Kubis was Germany’s (and the world’s) first flight attendant, in 1912
5) Sarah loves to travel, to meet new people, see new places, and try new foods, and Sarah would like to visit other continents outside of North America
6) The first female flight attendant was a 25-year-old registered nurse named Ellen Church. The requirement to be a registered nurse on an US airlines disappeared almost entirely during World War II as many nurses enlisted in the armed forces
7) According to Sarah’s Raiderette bio, her first CD/Tape was Brenton Wood’s Greatest Hits (she paid her brother for it after, gulp, “borrowing” it)
8 ) Brenton Wood (born Alfred Jesse Smith, July 26, 1941, Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American singer and songwriter known for his two 1967 hit singles, “The Oogum Boogum Song” and “Gimme Little Sign”
9) “Gimme Little Sign” was later covered by Danielle Brisebois, who had a hit with it in 1994, and it was also recorded by Ricky Nelson

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Only a few minutes after meeting Kim of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Cheerleaders, her bountiful ebullience and laughter, reflecting a truly positive spirit, is readily apparent. A story from childhood about her joyous attitude towards going to school still reflects Kim’s personality today. “I would always skip to school,” Kim remembers. “My parents’ house was backed onto the schoolyard. I would skip across the schoolyard and skip to school, and my mom would be dragging my brother, and he would be screaming and kicking. My mom would say, ‘Okay, I understand him; I don’t understand her. Where did she come from?”

Kim just comes from a truly joyful place, and instead of skipping to school to see her classmates, these days she dances to the Tiger-Cats sidelines with the teammates that she treasures. And this weekend, Kim and her Tiger-Cats Cheerleaders peers will be there as the Tiger-Cats take on Montreal in the CFL playoffs. Earlier this season, Kim shared with UltimateCheerleaders her loves of performing, the outdoors, art, and the ways her dad would drain her high energy as a child, and how brushes and canvas utilize her abundant energy today.

Kim is from the Cambridge, Ontario area, and is in her third year as a Tiger-Cats Cheerleader, and she absolutely loves it! After many years of recreational rhythmic gymnastics, in tenth grade Kim started cheerleading. “I did competitive cheerleading, stunting, all of that,” Kim recalls. “I went to World’s three times, and then my body was like, ‘I can’t do this anymore’ (laughs).”

What was the most physically demanding aspect? “Stunting; I was the thrower and the catcher,” Kim answers. “On the younger teams, the ‘tops’ are little, and as you get older, then you are throwing people your height and your size, and I couldn’t do it anymore. So I hated to have to leave that, because I LOVED cheerleading. Then, I knew this was dance, so I could still do the performance and the team aspect, but not kill my body.”

So how did Tiger-Cats Cheerleading get Kim’s attention? Kim says, “I had a friend that was on the team, and she said, ‘You should try out, it’s super fun!’ And so I did, because I knew I could not do competitive cheerleading anymore.”

Kim’s love of being part of the Tiger-Cats organization is fully evident as part of an overall enthusiastic effervesce. Was Kim always a high energy kid? Kim nods, saying, “My dad, when I was a kid, would say, ‘Okay, I dare you to run ten laps around the house as fast as you can.’ And then I would say, ‘I did it!’ He would say, ‘Ten more!’ (laughs) He would always make fun of me because I would practice routines in the living room.”

So besides her high energy, has Kim always liked being on stage? Matter of fact-ly, Kim replies, “Love it.” Asked if she ever had any nerves, “Not performing; Speaking, yes,” Kim replies. “Speeches at school were not fun. Everyone would say, ‘But you compete,’ but it’s different.”

Also, performing as part of a dance squad also allays any possible nerves today. “It’s being part of a really awesome team, too,” Kim says. “I know that might sound corny, but it’s totally true. I wouldn’t do that (as Kim points to the sidelines) by myself, but with these girls, I would.”

Kim’s first game as a Tiger-Cats Cheerleader was quite memorable, as she recalls, “I almost cried the first time. It was when they play ‘Oh Canada,’ because Hamilton has a GIANT Canada flag. They pull it all the way across the field. And you are standing out there, and often there is a big ‘woo-hah’ as the players run out and we do our tunnel. Then you turn and you stand, it’s quiet, ‘Oh Canada’ plays, and it is one of the most powerful things, because you know you are part of something pretty awesome. It’s Canadian history. At that point I thought, ‘I am sold! I love this, leave me on the field. I’ll be a happy girl.’”

This has been a memorable season for the Tiger-Cats on many fronts. They play this year in Guelph as they await completion of a brand new stadium in Hamilton for next season to replace Ivor Wynne Stadium. About a new stadium, Kim says, “I am SO excited. I mean, it was sad to see Ivor Wynne go, but we are so pumped!”

The Tiger-Cats are also a tight-knit team, with the highest number of returning members in their history, with only four rookies in a team of 22. And Kim notes, “The four rookies are incredible. They are catching on like that (snaps fingers), showing some of us veterans up (laughs). So that’s always good.”

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Lady Cats prior to a November 2010 game in Charlotte

Today, fun facts and photos about Caitlin of the Oakland Raiderettes. Here are seven fun facts about Caitlin:

1) Caitlin is in her fourth season as a Raiderette
2) By NFL definition and obviousness of fact, Caitlin is Fabulous
3) Caitlin studied and performed with the San Francisco Ballet School from ages six to nineteen
4) Caitlin is Marketing Coordinator for her family’s cosmetic company, and it was the first job she ever had
5) About 56,000 people in the US are named Caitlin, and it is 729th most popular first name in the USA (ranked between #728 Mercedes and #730 Geoffrey)
6) Someday, Caitlin would like to visit the Seven Wonders of the World
7) New York leads the country in people named Caitlin, and California is second. Massachusetts has the most Caitlin’s per capita.

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The Tennessee Titans Cheerleaders annual Halloween costume game is not only a favorite event for the Titans Cheerleaders, but memories of a couple of TTC rookies demonstrate it can be inspiring for aspiring cheerleaders when they attended games when they were younger. “This game is when I thought, ‘I HAVE TO BE ONE OF THOSE,’ because (alumni TTC) Kerry was a police officer, and she is my role model!” rookie Brittni recalled. “I had to try out for Titans. Later Kerry was my UCA director; I always thought she was the coolest in the world. She could be the President!”

Rookie Hannah also shared her memories of Halloween games from her youth. “This is my favorite game!” Hannah exclaimed. “I have a picture when I was younger with Erica in her Halloween costume. And I had braces and was really awkward, I was in like 7th grade.”

Before the game, the Titans Cheerleaders recalled some of their own childhood Halloween memories. Katy explained her neighborhood’s “Boo-ing” that would occur each October. “You take a sack of candy, with a big BOO note, that you have been booed by ghouls and goblins,” Katy explained. Kind of like a chain letter filled with candy, the Boo would be anonymously left at the front door after ringing the door bell, and the note would say to BOO three others the same way. “So when the doorbell would ring, you would wonder if you would be ‘booed,’” Katy explained.

Stormi recalled a year her mom forgot to get her a costume, so ingenious mom took the previous year’s princess costume, combined it with the year before that’s mouse costume, and, voila, “Princess Mouse” costume was born!

UltimateCheerleaders asked the Titans Cheerleaders to answer these Halloween-related questions:

– Favorite Childhood costume; and did you want to wear it other places than just Halloween?

– Favorite type of treat to find in your treat bag?

– LEAST Favorite type of treat to find in your treat bag?

– Memorable time someone played a trick to scare you (or you scared someone else)

– Most irrational fear (or, a room filled with ____ would make me shriek louder than LP Field after a Titans TD)

Now, there must be some regional differences in candy formulae. Some Titans Cheerleaders listed Milk Duds as their least favorite treat. Well, they must have different Milk Duds in Nashville, because where I am from, they are delectable morsels of infinite deliciousity.

Thanks Titans Cheerleaders for getting into the Halloween spirit! Here are the Halloween edition TTC!

Yalea

Favorite Childhood Costume: A princess costume (did you want to wear it everywhere?) OF COURSE! My mom made me this princess costume and I would not take it off, I was always wearing it. And I would invite people over for fake parties at my house. It fell apart eventually, because I wore it all the time.

Favorite treats: Candy corn pumpkin

LEAST favorite treat: Taffy

Memorable time tricked into being scared or tricking someone else: My friend in college called me from unknown number at 1 in the morning, and I answered the phone and it was just a static noise. I had a window that faced outside to my backyard, then all of sudden I heard some scratching on the window, and my friend had a Michael Myers mask on. I freaked out! I thought, that took some thought! (Did you live on the first floor?) Yes, I lived on the first, floor, (laughs), higher floors be even scarier. Friday the 13th freaks me out, and he knew it.

Most Irrational Fear: Spiders..ah!

Katy

Favorite Childhood Costume: A gypsy! (did you want to wear it everywhere?) Yes, I loved the costume so much I slept in it.

Favorite treats: 100 Grand!

LEAST favorite treat: Popcorn ball (also not a fan of Reese’s)

Memorable time tricked into being scared or tricking someone else: My brother hid in my closet with a scary mask

Most Irrational Fear: Snakes!

Anne P

Favorite Childhood Costume: Minnie Mouse

Favorite treats: Gummy bears

LEAST favorite treat: Candy corn

Memorable time tricked into being scared or tricking someone else: My teammates put a plastic spider on my locker

Most Irrational Fear: A room filled with non-Titans fans…and spiders

Whitney

Favorite Childhood Costume: Jasmine! I wore it around the house

Favorite treats: Twix

LEAST favorite treat: Candy corn

Memorable time tricked into being scared or tricking someone else: Senior year…a guy scared me with a “Jason” mask

Most Irrational Fear: Snakes

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Happy Halloween! Under that mask, I suspect Robin could well be Titans Cheerleader Evony

Megan Hinz of Major League Lacrosse’s Ohio Dance Machine let’s us know that the squad is getting all geared up for their prep classes for the 2014 season. Their prep classes are November 6th, 20th, and December 4th and 11th, and will start at 8 pm at their sponsor’s gym Premier at Sawmill Athletic Club. The price is $10 per class or $30 for all four. Interested dancers may sign up on Facebook at www.facebook.com/OhioDanceMachine or email at theohiodancemachine@gmail.com.

There is more information at their website theohiodancemachine.wix.com/ohiodancemachine

Megan is excited and looking forward to an even bigger and better 2014 season! She is awaiting confirmation on the final audition dates and will post them soon, and the auditions will take place in January.