It’s officially audition season and for those prospective NFL cheerleaders, it is time to start preparing and organizing for the upcoming auditions. Check back here or click on the auditions link at the top of the page for an updated listing of NFL auditions.
UPDATE: Los Angeles Chargers, Tennessee Titans.
NFL Cheerleading Squads (2019)
Arizona Cardinals: March 30. [Details]
Atlanta Falcons: April 14. [Details]
Baltimore Ravens: March 2. [Details]
Carolina Panthers: April 13. [Details]
Cincinnati Bengals: April 13. [Details]
Dallas Cowboys: May 18. [Details]
Dallas Cowboys Rhythm & Blue Dancers: [Details]
Denver Broncos: March 17. [Details]
Detroit Lions Cheerleaders: March 24. [Details]
Houston Texans: April 13. [Details]
Indianapolis Colts: March 16. [Details]
Jacksonville Jaguars: April 6. [Details]
Kansas City Chiefs: March 15. [Details]
Los Angeles Chargers: May 19. [Details]
Los Angeles Rams: March 31. [Details]
Miami Dolphins: April 13. [Details]
Minnesota Vikings: April 7. [Details]
New England Patriots: March 2. [Details]
New Orleans Saints: April 5. [Details]
New York Jets: March 2. [Details]
Oakland Raiders: May 4. [Details]
Philadelphia Eagles: March 23. [Details]
San Francisco 49ers: March 24. [Details]
Seattle Seahawks: April 13. [Details]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: March 30. [Details]
Tennessee Titans: May 11. [Details]
Washington Redskins: March 22. [Details]
The Minor Football League front office just announced Leica Estomo was named the new Director of Dance for the the MFL beginning with the current 2019 season. Leica is professional dancer that previously danced with the Washington Wizards dance team.
We are holding auditions for the MFL dance team this weekend May 4th-5th.
Information below.
If you are interested in joining an MFL dance team contact her at 201-313-6505 or email her at leica.estomo@yahoo.com.
AUDITIONS DATES
May 19, 2019 (Open Call Audition) – 10:00 a.m. Check-In. The audition will start promptly at 11:00 a.m.
May 20, 2019 (One-To-One Interviews) FINALISTS ONLY
May 21, 2019 (One-To-One Interviews) (cont.) FINALISTS ONLY
May 22, 2019 (Interview Finals) FINALISTS ONLY
May 23, 2019 (Final Dance Audition) FINALISTS ONLY
OPEN CALL AUDITION
10:00 a.m. Check-In. The audition will start promptly at 11:00 a.m.
LOCATION
South Park Center
City View Penthouse
1149 S Hill Street
Suite H-300
Los Angeles, CA 90015
MORE INFORMATION
ATTIRE
Suggested attire includes dancewear and jazz, dance and/or athletic shoes with non-marking soles.
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must be 18 years of age on or before the date of the open call audition. Team members must have flexible schedules for twice-weekly rehearsals, all Chargers home games, photo shoots and appearances during and prior to the season. Team members must also attend a three-day weekend mini-camp in June. Team members must have a reliable means of transportation.
IMPORTANT
Finalists must be available to attend the following events:
One-To-One Interviews: Monday, May 20th or Tuesday, May 21st
Interview Finals: Wednesday, May 22nd
Final Dance Audition: Thursday, May 23rd
For more information or to download an application, click here.
Editor’s note: It’s audition season and for many, being cut is a part of the long process in becoming a professional cheerleader. The folks over at GameDayPrep365.com sent us some tips to share in the event the unfortunate happens.
How To Survive Audition Cuts
So, you have just spent anywhere from 3-12 months preparing for this audition. Dance classes, prep classes, stretching for hours on end to get your splits. Skipping meals, and staying away from everything you love to eat, like buttered toast, hamburgers, ice cream the list goes on and on.
It’s all worth it though because it’s audition day and you are ready! Your outfit is on point, hair and makeup flawless. They call your number in the group that you will audition in. After a short introduction, the music starts and you dance your heart out for what seems to be a lifetime but in actuality it was 30 – 60 seconds.
First round is over. You nailed it. No matter if it was freestyle or choreography, you nailed it.
The judges come back to announce who made it to the second round. You are dismayed. “Wait, this can’t be right? Are you serious? I didn’t even make it past the FIRST ROUND???”
Or maybe, you made it to semi-finals, or even worse. all the way to finals. Maybe even for the second or third time and it happens. CUTS.
They call them “cuts” for a reason. THEY HURT! Just like physical cuts, if we don’t tend to them, it can lead to emotional infection and keep us from moving forward.
I know it hurts and can be devastating right now, but you can survive this! At 44 years old I have been to 23 auditions and been cut 19 times. However I have had the privilege of being a member of 4 different pro and semi-pro teams. I had to work a lot harder than most because I wasn’t a trained dancer and I was literally always a minimum of 7 years older than everyone in the room!
I had to learn to pick myself up, dust myself off and muster up the courage to show up again and again and again and again and again.
Resilience is the key to seeing your dream come true. Every time I showed up at another audition, I was building resilience. How resilient are you? How bad do you want to dance/cheer on the sidelines? How many times are you willing to try?
Check out this video on 5 steps to surviving audition cuts.
1. Acknowledge the hurt.
2. Talk it out.
3. Recognize what you did RIGHT.
4. Assess where you can do better.
5. Make a plan to try again next year and be better prepared.
Download a copy of my free Game On! Goal Planning Guide to help get you ready for your next audition!
YOU GOT THIS.
