The Miami Dolphins selected 50 ladies from the South Florida cheerleader auditions to participate in the Finals. Nearly 300 registrants came to participate in the culmination of the NFL’s first international cheerleader audition.

These 50 ladies join 20 finalists from cheerleader auditions in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Mexico City, Mexico; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Miami as well as returning cheerleaders to participate in the Finals on May 1. The Finals are open to the public and will be held at the Miniaci Theater at Nova Southeastern University.

The 2016 Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders have been selected and a photo gallery of the new squad has been posted on their website.  Click on the image of 6 year veteran Blair to view the gallery.

Much has been written about the return of professional football to the City of Angels.  There were the many abortive attempts over the years to build stadiums that never gained traction among the various stakeholders in the community and in the NFL.  And it appeared that the league was more interested in using the threat of relocation to Los Angeles as leverage against other localities to pony up public funds for new stadiums in smaller markets.  As the years passed in to decades, fans became more jaded with the less than credible efforts to bring back professional football to Los Angeles, a land of untold riches to the right owner.  But things have a way of changing suddenly when billions of dollars are at stake.

What can be said of this long process can be summed up by the adage, “fortune favors the bold”.

Stan Kroenke orchestrated a sudden take back of the nation’s second largest television market by proposing to build, with little or no public funding, not only a stadium, but a mixed use entertainment complex…putting asunder the designs of less ambitious and less serious team owners to the north and south.

Fortune does indeed belong to the bold and Los Angeles belongs to the Rams.

Now let us reap the rewards…and the first of these is the 2016 Los Angeles Rams Cheerleaders.

On Sunday, April 17th, the Los Angeles Rams held their final auditions for their 2016 cheerleading squad.  It was held at The Forum, the venerable arena that in a prior era, was the home of the showtime Lakers.  Now it is one of the premier venues for concerts and the performing arts in southern California.  It was a fitting locale to host the auditions, being a mere stone’s throw from the future home of the Los Angeles Rams.

On this night of nights, there would be a showcase of beauty and talent on display as 66 finalists vied for one of the 28 coveted spots on the squad.  There were former cheerleaders and dancers from the Laker Girls, Clippers Spirit, Charger Girls, Baltimore Ravens, the Kings Ice Crew, the Ontario Fury and a host of other semi-pro teams.  If the Rams were creating a band, this would be the equivalent of creating a supergroup the likes of Cream, Bad Company, The Highwaymen, The Traveling Wilburys, Journey, or Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

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For more information on the MDC auditions, click here.

The 2016 L.A. Rams Cheerleaders were announced last night at their final auditions.  You can see the Rams announcement here.  I was there on behalf of UltimateCheerleaders.com and as I review and post process the over two thousand photos, let me tease you with this…it was an awesome event and this squad will be one of the hottest in the NFL with former cheerleaders from the Laker Girls, Charger Girls, Ravens, and several other local teams that made the squad. So stay tuned for my upcoming article.

And on a separate note, congratulations to two former Ladies of Ontario Fury dancers who made this squad, Sativa-Skye and Stephanie. They join a growing list of former Ladies of Ontario Fury dancers who made the jump to major league dance teams over years, like the Charger Girls, Laker Girls, Clippers Spirit, Golden State Warriors, and this year, the Gold Rush.

Over the years, one of my favorite events to cover has been the Arizona Cardinals Cheerleader auditions. It’s not because I get to photograph some of professional sports most beautiful cheerleaders. It’s not because I am able to shoot in one of the most amazing locations to hold auditions…University of Phoenix Stadium. It’s because of the people I meet here, from the Cardinals staff to the cheerleaders to the other photographers covering the event. They are very nice and so welcoming to me, that I thoroughly enjoy my time here.

Okay, maybe the beautiful girls have a small part in my fondness for this event. Long hours, slaving behind the camera…shooting an endless line of beautiful and talent young women…a lot of hard work and passion goes into covering this event. And like the girls trying out for the squad, for me it is also a time to shine.

I have been covering this event since 2009 and every year, it gets better and better. Better in terms of the sheer number of gorgeous girls that try out. And better in terms of the dance talent that the Arizona Cardinals Cheerleaders attract. This year, I noticed a number of Phoenix Suns Dancers trying out to make this squad. This was in addition to two girls who came from Japan and a couple of NFL cheerleaders from other teams who tried out their luck.

Over 170 girls registered for this year’s auditions. This included 18 returning veterans who were trying to secure their spot on the 2016 squad. Preliminary auditions would span over two days and include three rounds of dance in front of a judging panel. At the end of the first day, 170 candidates would be whittled down to 57 semi finalists…and that’s when the real competition began.

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This past weekend, I was in Phoenix, Arizona to cover the Arizona Cardinals Cheerleaders open call auditions.  During the down time, I was able to snap a few photos of Kristen, the AZCC’s Pro Bowl cheerleader from the past season.  She was demonstrating the audition routines for the aspirants and I thought that snapping a few pictures of her would be a good teaser for the upcoming article.

There’s more to come from the 2016 Arizona Cardinals Cheerleaders auditions!

 

Houston’s premier semi pro football team, the Houston Energy Football Team, is looking for cheerleaders, specifically young ladies and young men with cheerleading experience. 

Open practice is scheduled for Monday, April 18th. Please wear cheerleading attire and come prepared to practice.

We hope to see you there and if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call Greg at (832)398-0349 or need further directions.

McGregor Park (Enter from the MLK street side and follow the signs which will lead you to the basketball courts) 

Time: 7:15-8:30PM