The Sweethearts for Soldiers calendar is coming next month. Go here to learn how you can support this endeavor
Congratulations to Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders – Shamea, Natalie D and Brandy – who were recently named to Jezebel Magazine’s ’50 Most Beautiful Atlantans.”
Shamea cheered for the Force, Hawks and Falcons and appeared in the movie Drumline
Natalie is Director of the Ga. State Senate Office
Brandy is her 7th season with the AFC. She's a casting director for a reality tv production company.
Also among the 50, Ex-Atlanta Hawks Dancer and current Miss Georgia USA Kaylin Reque
[Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders]
Are you a current, former or prospective professional dancer or cheerleader? Does your team need fresh choreography? Would you like to meet others in the industry or hear about audition opportunities?
Then get ready for the Midwest Pro Dance Workshop in Kansas City, Missouri on Sunday, December 18, 2011!
AGENDA
** Learn choreography from elite alumni and directors
** Representing the NFL, NBA, AFL, MLS, and MLB
** Get tips from the pros on fitness, nutrition, makeup, attire and more
** Network with other performers from the midwest (and beyond!)
** Receive giveaways from sponsors including attire and cosmetics
COSTS
** Morning (9:00am-12:00pm): $45 Register Now!
** Afternoon (1:00pm-4:00pm): $45 Register Now!
** Full day (9:00am-4:00pm): $79 Register Now!
** Discount: 15% off early bird registration before Dec. 8!
** Directors: Bring 2 or more squad members and receive complimentary admission.
** Refund Policy: 75% of registration fees may be refunded through December 8
CHOREOGRAPHERS
Our choreographers are top alumni and directors of dance and cheer teams in the NFL, NBA, AFL, MLB and other sports leagues. They will teach 6 sidelines and 2 routines in length of 45-60 seconds, representing all major sports leagues.
Amber Taylor, Kansas City Royals Game Day Entertainment Choreographer Kansas City Comets Galaxy Girls Choreographer, Kansas City Wizards Girl MLS Performer, Local studio owner.
Ashley Worrell Mitchell, Author of “Half-time Highlights: A Guide to Dancing in the NFL/NBA,” Kansas City Chiefs Cheerleader, San Antonio Spurs Silver Dancer, Dallas Mavericks Dancer, Kansas City AFL BrigadeGirl, Current director of the Missouri Western State University Dance Team,Former local studio owner .
Jenni Hansen of JK Choreography, Lead Choreographer of the Kansas City AFL Brigade Girls, Choreographer for Pitt State, Central Missouri State, Johnson County Community College, and creator of the local hip hop phenomenon Nu Swagger.
Laura Eilers, Director of the arena football Richmond Raiders “Lady Raiders” Dance Team and American Basketball Association Portsmouth Cavaliers Dance Team, NFL Cheerleader for Kansas City and St. Louis, Ms. United States 2011.
PRESENTERS
Featuring experts in the area of fitness, hair, makeup, and interview skills.
Michele Gregor, Chiefs Cheerleader- 3 years. Staff member for Chiefs Cheerleading squad- focus wason fitness and nutrition, Dancer for the Comets (indoor soccer team), Certified personal trainer, Group Fitness Instructor (for over 10 years); Spin Instructor, Youth Cheer Coach, Top 5 National Level Bikini competitor- NPC, Arnold Amateur- 3rd Place, Jr. Nationals- 4th Place. Michele currently trains other fitness competitors and works full-time as an Occupational Therapist
Loree Gentry has been involved in dancing and cheerleading for over 30 years.Loree GentryShe began her gymnastics and dance career at the age of 4 and continued her dancing and cheerleading experience through college. Loree was a part of the Northwest Missouri State University’s Collegiate Dance team which placed in the top 10 at the National Competition in Dallas, Texas. She has coached various high school cheerleading and dance squads, and has also directed several muscial theater productions. Most recently, Loree was a member of the 2004 and 2005 Kansas City Chiefs Cheerleaders. She was also on the KC Chiefs Cheerleading staff in 2006 and 2007. Her expertise is now in athletic conditioning and public speaking. Loree is currently a high school English teacher and a fitness instructor at 24 Hour Fitness.
Jami Roth, is a freelance makeup artist who currently freelances for Chanel Cosmetics & Fragrances and Armani this year. Jami began her career with Chanel when she was 19 years old working at Dillard’s behind the counter and have been with Chanel now for the past eight years. When she is not freelancing she enjoys doing makeup for weddings, fashion shows, photos shoots, events, dances and so forth. Jami is excited to help you get audition ready!
[Midwest Pro Dance Convention]
No tricks here, only treats as CMT’s new series swap nights beginning this Thursday, November 3. TOP SECRET RECIPE with food hacker Todd Wilbur cracking the secrets to America’s most iconic brands will now premiere on Thursdays* at 9:00 p.m., ET/PT along with TRICK MY WHAT? featuring host John Schneider at 10:00 p.m., ET/PT. New episodes of CMT’s hit reality dating series SWEET HOME ALABAMA with bachelor Tribble Reese will now premiere on Fridays at 9:00 p.m., ET/PT followed by the sixth season of the popular DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS: MAKING THE TEAM at 10:00 p.m., ET/PT.
[Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making The Team]
Attention all Virginia cheerleaders, dancers and gymnasts. The Fredericksburg Bears, Honey Bears dance team is having auditions on Sunday, November 13th in Stafford Virginia. Registration begins at 11am and auditions will begin at 11:30am.
[Fredericksburg Honey Bears Dance Team]
By JaNae Francis
Standard-Examiner
A 2010 Davis High School graduate and a former Layton High School student, Courtney Cook, 19, is living her dream of being a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader.
The youngest member of the squad, she also appears to be the most popular.
A poll by the Dallas Morning News currently has her listed as the people’s cheerleader choice.
“Right now, I have 70 percent of the votes,” Cook said. “Probably everybody back home is voting for me.”
But Cook said she’s happy even without all the hype.
“I’m just glad to have the opportunity to live my dream and to be able to dance every night. It has made me so happy.”
And she has advice for those coming up behind her.
“Follow your dreams. You have to really want it. It’s really hard, and it changes your life.”
Cook said the 2 1/2-month journey to being selected as a Cowboys cheerleader is grueling, with constant work and little time to rest.
“You have to make sure you are doing your best,” she said. “The girl next to me, I wasn’t going to leave the room knowing that she did more than I did.”
The story of what it was like for her and 33 others now on the team is told on CMT’s hit series “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team.” The show, in its sixth season, airs at 8 p.m. Thursdays.
The show features eight one-hour episodes that follow potential cheerleaders through auditions, training camp and their first performance at Cowboys Stadium.
The show chronicles Cook’s efforts to realize a dream she said she has worked her whole life to achieve. Her efforts have included taking in all of the show’s previous seasons.
“It helped me to not be shocked when I got here,” she said. “I definitely did my homework. I was very prepared and confident.”
Cook started dancing when she was 2 years old. She was a cheerleader in junior high school; while in high school, she taught dance at A Touch of Class Dance Studio in Layton.
“Growing up in dance studios is kind of what helped me,” she said.
But Cook also has brains behind her success.
She took enough concurrent enrollment and advanced placement classes in high school to have a year of college credits, and she plans to attend college once she has gotten herself established.
It’s this aspect of her life that confused some she told about her plans. “Honestly, the only people who gave me a weird face were my teachers,” Cook said.
But she wasn’t going to let any negativity stop her. “I always knew this was what I wanted to do. I decided to jump on this dream first.”
Following her dream has been expensive.
Cook said she saved all year, from the time she graduated until she headed for the cheerleading camp last spring, to pay for her lodging and other needs during the tryouts.
And now, she said, she still has to maintain a vigorous work schedule in order to support herself, because being a cheerleader is not a high-paying venture.
“You definitely have to have a full-time job to support yourself,” she said.
Cook recently got a job as an administrative assistant at a law firm. The flexible hours work with her vigorous cheerleading schedule that includes appearances at charity events, answering scores of emails and practicing long hours with the group known for its precision.
Cook said all of the life lessons she has learned have been worth every bit of what she has put into it. “I feel like being a cheerleader has taught me to be as supportive of other people’s success as you are for your own.”
Are you a current, former or prospective professional dancer or cheerleader? Does your team need fresh choreography? Would you like to meet others in the industry or hear about audition opportunities?
Then get ready for the 2nd Annual East Coast Pro Dance Workshop in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, November 19, 2011!
AGENDA
** Learn choreography from elite alumni performers and directors
** Representing the NFL, NBA, arena football and more!
** Get tips from the pros on fitness, nutrition, makeup, attire and communication
** Network with other performers and directors
** Receive giveaways from sponsors including attire and cosmetics
COSTS
** Half Day (9:00am-12:00pm OR 1:00-4:00pm): $45 Register now
** Full day (9:00am-4:00pm): $79 Register now
** Discount: 15% off early bird registration through 10 days prior to event
** Groups: Receive one free half day admission with the enrollment of two full day admissions (may upgrade to full day).
** Refund Policy: 75% of registration fees may be refunded through 3 days prior to the event.
CHOREOGRAPHERS
Our choreographers will teach 4 sidelines and 2 routines in length of 45-60 seconds, representing a variety of major sports leagues. View choreographer bios and photos
** Marla Viturello (MORNING ROUTINE), NFL Cheerleader – Philadelphia, NFL Pro Bowl Cheerleader, NFL alumni choreographer, Former AFL Director – Philadelphia Soul
** Cassie Russo (AFTERNOON ROUTINE), Owner of CaRu Entertainment, Founder and Former Co-Director – Fight Vixens Dance Team, Guest Choreographer – Unofficial Dancers of the New York Giants, Dancer – NLL Philadelphia Angel Wings, AFL New York Titans
** Erin Donnelly, NFL Cheerleader – St Louis, NFL Pro Bowl Cheerleader, USA Science Cheerleader
** Laura Eilers, NFL Cheerleader – Kansas City and St Louis, Founder and Choreographer – PIFL Richmond Lady Raiders (VA), ABA Portsmouth Cavaliers (VA), Reigning Ms. United States 2011
[East Coast Pro Dance Convention]
Cynthia Trinidad, former NFL Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader (1989), former NBA San Antonio Spurs dancer, director of the San Antonio Roses Independent pro-cheerleaders for the past thirteen years and the MPFL San Antonio Warrior Cheerleaders since 2007, was crowned Mrs. Petite United America 2011 at the Wyndham Garden hotel in Austin on Sunday, October 23, 2011.
Cynthia also won talent performing a jazz dance routine to the song “Black and Gold “ from the 2009 “Fame” movie.
Cynthia represented the state of Texas at the pageant as the current Mrs. Petite Texas United America and only stands a mere 5’-0” tall. She is proud to represent all the petite married ladies of this great nation.
She's a 5th dan Tae Kwon Do Black Belt instructor
Her platform is “Sanding up against Bullying” and she’s passionate about this worthy cause, and will be making appearances and speaking engagements throughout her reign to promote this cause.
