Davie, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders have selected 36 women for their 2016 Squad. These ladies represent eight countries, 28 cities and speak a combined five languages.

 2016 Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders

These 36 ladies were selected from the largest turnout for Miami Dolphins Cheerleader Auditions. More than 800 ladies registered to be the next Miami Dolphins Cheerleader. The organization became the first NFL team to host auditions internationally, searching for enthusiastic, charismatic and talented women in Bogota, Colombia; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Mexico City, Mexico; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and South Florida to represent one of the most prestigious teams in the NFL.

 2016 Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders by Country

One of the most visible entertainment groups in all of professional sports, the Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders have traveled to more than 30 countries on five continents over the past decade and continue to be an iconic and international face of NFL Cheerleaders. The cheerleaders are on the sidelines for all home games and are extremely active in the community; visiting schools and hospitals, as well as charity and corporate events.

The full squad is below, with their hometowns listed:

Abril (Acapulco, Mexico)
Adrianna (Parkland, FL)
Agustina (Capital Federal, Argentina)
Alexandra (Lighthouse Point, FL)
Alison (Lighthouse Point, FL)
Allison (Boynton Beach, FL)
Ally (Coral Springs, FL)
Amanda (Boca Raton, FL)
Amina (Port-Au-Prince, Haiti)
Ana (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Breann (Cooper City, FL)
Britt (Miami, FL)
Chelsea (Port St. Lucie, FL)
Érica (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Etta (Winter Park, FL)
Felicia (Hollywood, FL)
Holly (Westbury, England)
Jennifer (Havana, Cuba)
Jess (Miami, FL)
Jessica (Miami, FL)
Jessica Anna (Staten Island, NY)
Jodi (Miami, FL)
Kiana (Dallas, Texas)
Kristan (Sumter, South Carolina)
Monica (Miami, FL)
Morgan (Chicago, IL)
Nidia (Jalisco, Mexico)
Paige (Jupiter, FL)
Rachael (Wichita Falls, Texas)
Rebecca (Miami, FL)
Romina (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Stephanie (Miami, FL)
Tamara (Posadas Misiones, Argentina)
Terra (Lincoln, Nebraska)
Vera (Brasilia, Brazil)
Yosy (Caracas, Venezuela)

This past Saturday, I made the trek to the Valley of the Sun to cover the 2016 Phoenix Suns Dancers Auditions.  The Suns have a new coach, Earl Watson a former standout at U.C.L.A. whose NBA playing career spanned over a decade, and there is a tangible sense of excitement over the team’s future prospects.  And this excitement extended over to the Suns Dancers auditions, which drew over 80 hopefuls to the Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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The New Orleans Pelicans have posted a gallery of their newly minted squad.  Please click on the image below to see the gallery.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers are looking for the hottest, most exciting, fun loving, talented, energetic, outgoing Cleveland Cavalier fan ever… is that you? THEN YOU COULD BE THE NEXT CAVALIER GIRL! The Cavalier Girls Dance Team is a group of phenomenal women who uphold a high standard of professionalism and top notch entertainment on and off the basketball court. The Cavalier Girls also serve as ambassadors of the Cleveland Cavaliers organization spreading our culture of pure determination, passion, fun and excitement throughout the community.

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Preliminary Auditions

Saturday, August 6th, 2016
Independence Civic Center, 6363 Selig Blvd, Independence, OH 44131
11 a.m. Registration Opens | 12-6 p.m. Auditions

For more information, please click here.

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Preliminary Auditions

Saturday, August 13
9 a.m. Registration | 10 a.m. Audition
ULTIMATE FIELDHOUSE
2675 Mitchell Drive
Walnut Creek, CA, 94598

For more information, please click here.

As we wind down our coverage of the 2016 P-R-O Convention, I just want to say that is was another great year and I was so fortunate to meet so many amazing professional cheerleaders and dancers.  It was truly a wonderful experience and if you have a passion for dance, you should be there next year.

Our final 2016 P-R-O Convention All Star is another one of those amazing Houston Texans Cheerleaders.  She is a first year member of the HTC and graduated with a degree in accounting, introducing Taylor C., our final 2016 P-R-O Convention All Star.

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One thing I noticed about Taylor…she’s very photogenic, a rare quality indeed.

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Well that’s all for this year’s P-R-O Convention.  To all the cheerleaders who took time out of their busy schedule to pose for me, thank you.  And to all who were in attendance, I look forward to see you all again next year.

I have been covering the Arizona Cardinals Cheerleaders auditions since 2009 and I enjoy my time there because its a wonderful event to cover and I get some amazing photographs of some amazing cheerleaders.  So you could say I have a fondness for the AZCC and I was pleased to see them in attendance after a one year absence.  Our next 2016 P-R-O Convention All Star is a first year Arizona Cardinals Cheerleader from Friendswood, Texas…introducing Ashley.

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Only one more cheerleader to feature! Check back tomorrow to see who is our final 201 P-R-O Convention All Star.  And for more cheerleader articles, please visit my personal blog: thehottestdanceteam.wordpress.com.

Twins! I love twins! Especially twin professional cheerleaders because there is a certain symmetry about them and I get a kick out of watching them pose themselves. It’s so fascinating watching them interact with each other…like when they were trying to pose while making a heart with their hands. But I digress.

Our next 2016 P-R-O Convention All Stars are a couple of those amazingly beautiful Charlotte Honey Bees…introducing Honey Bee twins Kirsten and Kristen (cute play on names, eh?).

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It’s like they’re looking in a mirror!

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Only two more left! See you tomorrow!

I first met Melanie in 2009 when she was a San Diego Charger Girl.  Back then I discovered that she was a Californian from Rancho Palos Verdes who had recently moved back to Southern California from Seattle, where she was a former Seattle Sea Gal.  If memory serves correctly, she was a Charger Girl for one season and starred as one of the Ironettes in the movie Iron Man 2.

Flash forward to a couple of years later and Melanie is back as a Sea Gal and has been on the squad since 2013.  Well as fortune would have it, she became a captain this year and was one of the Sea Gals that made it to Atlanta for the convention.  And for me, it was nice to see her again after all these years.

So, without further ado, let us introduce our latest 2016 P-R-O Convention All Star, Seattle Sea Gal Melanie.

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We only have three cheerleaders left to honor, check back tomorrow to see who is next.  And for more cheerleader articles, please visit my personal blog: thehottestdanceteam.wordpress.com.

Our friends from the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders sent us some photos of the MVC at the opening of their new billion dollar venue, the U.S. Bank Stadium.

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