Dance studio and retail owner, Ashley Worrell, published her book, Half-Time Highlights: A Guide to Dancing in the NBA/NFL in April 2010. A native of Kansas City, and a graduate of Missouri Western State University, Ashley has been dancing since the age of three. Her studies have included tap, ballet, jazz, hip hop, drill/pom, and social/partner dancing. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Recreation Administration with an emphasis in Commercial/Private Business, she moved to Dallas to pursue training and a career in dance. Her professional experience includes dancing for NBA teams, such as the Dallas Mavericks and the San Antonio Spurs, as well as her hometown NFL team, the Kansas City Chiefs. Now that she has been a dance studio owner for several years, her goal was to publish a reference guide for dancers wanting to dance in the NBA and NFL. “When I began the audition process, I was clueless. At the time, there was nothing to reference or help me along the journey. I hope this book will help others realize the dedication it takes to dance at that level and motivate them to achieve their goals.”
For more information on Half-Time Highlights, visit Half-TimeHighlights.com
Also available at Amazon.com.
Congratulations to the 2010-11 Knicks City Dancers! The new squad was unveiled last week at a party at the Empire Hotel.
Plenty of photos at the KCD’s website.
[Knicks City Dancers Announcement Party]
Last Thursday, Temple University was the site of the 2010-11 Philadelphia KiXX Dance Team Auditions
Jillian Gonzales (center) is back for her third season as Director of the KiXX Dance Team. She was assisted at auditions by Kirstyn (left, former KiXX and Sixers Dancer) and Jessica (former Grizzlies and Sixers Dancer).
Veteran Wendy was a redhead last season.
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The Kings recently held tryouts for the third edition of the LA Kings Ice Crew. Kings Vision gives you an all-access look at the second day of auditions!
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Courtesy of Ron, the Washington Redskins Cheerleaders at an appearance at Bull Run Boots on Saturday. And a reminder, the Redskins Cheerleaders Calendar Release Party is this Thursday.
About 350 women showed up to try out for the 25-member Heat Dancers squad on Sunday at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. Sun-Sentinel.com has photos from the auditions here.
One of the coolest people I’ve met while running this blog is Nets Entertainment Manager Kimberlee Garris. So I’m really thrilled to learn she got married this past Friday. Here’s the announcement from the New York Times:
By Vincent Mallozzi
New York Times
Kimberlee Rose Garris and Terence Michael Minogue were married Friday at Oceancliff, a resort in Newport, R.I. The Rev. Cheryl Cavalconte, an Apostolic Catholic priest, performed the ceremony, with the Rev. Charles C. Cavalconte, her husband, taking part.
The bride, 31, is the entertainment manager for the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association; she oversees the rehearsals and on-court performances of more than 70 dancers, gymnasts and other entertainers. From 2003 to 2005, she performed as a New York Knicks City Dancer. She graduated summa cum laude from Harvard.
She is the daughter of Joan Garris of Pompton Plains, N.J., and Ivan Garris of Chesterfield, Va.
The bridegroom, 32, is a creative director for Spike TV, a division of MTV Networks. He manages a team of writers and producers and is responsible for creative and brand marketing for the network. He graduated cum laude from Syracuse University.
He is a son of Catherine and Richard Minogue of Medford, Mass.
The couple met in May 2003, through their respective roommates, at a bar in the East Village.
“He had the bluest eyes I had ever seen,” Ms. Garris recalled. “He also had a passion for travel and a great sense of humor, but we were both seeing other people at the time.”
In late December of that year, Ms. Garris, dressed in a Mrs. Claus outfit, was performing during a Knicks-Celtics game at Madison Square Garden. At halftime, she made her way to an area of the concourse to take part in a charity event and was surprised to see Mr. Minogue standing there.
“I had butterflies in my stomach,” she said. “I was fixated on talking to him.”
Mr. Minogue had felt much the same way and had gone to the Garden hoping to see Ms. Garris more than his beloved Celtics. “I could tell she was sort of mortified to see me because she was in that Mrs. Claus outfit, but she looked adorable,” he said. “I approached cautiously because I had no idea if she had any interest in me.”
They reconnected after the holidays, each bringing the other the same bit of news: they were now unattached.
In early January 2004, they went on their first official date, to a wine bar on the Upper East Side.
“There was just this total chemistry, and I was thinking to myself, ‘This is the guy, I know that this is the guy,’ ” Ms. Garris said.
They began dating steadily, and Mr. Minogue proposed in March 2009, in Washington Square Park. On bended knee, he presented the ring, and she began crying. But the moment was interrupted, Mr. Minogue said, by a man sitting in the park, reeking of alcohol, who began shouting to Ms. Garris, “Say yes, say yes!”
The bridegroom added, “It was one of those classic New York moments. But it was our moment, one we’ll never forget.”
Watch a video of Kim and Terry here.
Congratulations Kim and Terry!
The Toronto Sun has photos and video from yesterday’s Dance Pak Final Auditions. Check it out here.
It appears that when Survivor returns this fall, the cast will include its fist professional cheerleader. If you’re someone who likes to show fresh, then stop reading now. Otherwise scroll on down.
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Multiple Survivor fan sites are reporting that former Miami Dolphins Cheerleader Brenda Lowe is a cast member for season 21.
Brenda’s bio from her company’s website:
Brenda Lowe founded Paddleboard Miami in the summer of 2009. Before this, she was exploring the world of modeling and entertainment. She has obtained her bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from Florida International University. Brenda has reached a wide audience of people by winning local beauty pageants as well as a national beauty pageant on television. She was also a Miami Dolphins Cheerleader for two years. After this, she became a television model for a national Hispanic game show. During this time she would spend a lot of time in the ocean or simply outdoors. It was after the show ended where she realized the real fun for her was out in the water- discovering animals and finding great paddleboarding spots. These days, she spends her time with her friends of the ocean and her paddleboard clients.
Survivor: Nicaragua premieres Wednesday, September 15th on CBS.
The Knicks City Dancers kicked off auditions last weekend. The Knicks website has loads of photos of:
