With P-R-O and the Nets Dancers Auditions, I’ve fallen a bit behind.
We’re up to the third round of Wizard Girls Auditions. It’s Saturday afternoon….
Teaching the routine is Assistant Wizard Girls Director Michelle Stover.
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The 2010 P-R-O Convention was the biggest and best yet. Two hundred and fifty of the hottest dancers and cheerleaders from basketball, football, hockey, baseball, soccer, lacrosse and rugby all in one place working it like never before.
It was great to see some old friends, and we made a lot of new ones.
And this year David Tyau, our West Coast Correspondent, joined me at the convention, so we’re going to have even more photos and coverage than ever before.
Big thanks to everyone!
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Congratulations to the 2010-11 Nets Dancers! The Final Auditions were held Monday night at the Nets Training Facility in Rutherford. Photos are coming soon, and let me just say that these ladies really put the “Dance” in Nets Dancers.
Open Call Auditions for the 2010-11 Nets Dancers took place on Saturday in the city. The Daily News has a few shots of some of the hopefuls in action. Finals are tonight.
[Daily News Nets Dancers Auditions]
For the 2010-2011 season The Director of the Red Diamonds is also recruiting Cheerleaders/Dancers for a National Reality Football League.
In addition to becoming a RED DIAMOND, you will also have the opportunity to earn your spot on a NRFL (National Reality Footbal League) Dance/Cheer Squad.
The NRFL Squad will have a chance to travel to Las Vegas to dance and cheer for National Reality Football team.
Additional information for the NRFL Dance/Cheer Squad will be issued at The RED DIAMONDS Auditions on August 7, 2010
[Houston Cardinals Red Diamonds]
By Chris R. Vaccaro
Sachempatch.com
Skating on the ice during New York Islanders games is not reserved for just professional hockey players. Since the 2001-02 season, the Islanders have used ice girls to scrape and clean up ice during timeouts and over the past decade they have grown into ambassadors for the organization.
Saturday, July 10 marks tryouts for the coveted ice girl roster spots. The team selects around 10 each season and all participants must be 18 years of age or older.
“We go with the best and most talented that we can find,” said Tim Beach, the Vice President of Game Operations for the Islanders.
The Islanders are pioneers in creating the ice girls and are the first NHL franchise to implement the dazzling and eye-catching skaters on the ice during games.
“The league sent out a memo asking that the ice cleaners speed things up,” said Beach, who has been with the team for 15 years. “We were an all union building and we didn’t envision teaching union employees to skate. We said, ‘let’s get some figure skaters out there.'”
There are presently over 20 NHL teams with Ice Squads that assist the league with ice maintenance during home games.
At the tryouts, girls will be asked to perform routines similar to what they would do during a game situation. They are sent out in groups of three to get a gage on their chemistry work with one another, just as it would happen at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum during hockey season.
Aside from on-ice duties, ice girls attend about 150 events for the hockey club.
“We would love to send the players to every single request,” said Beach, “but with the schedule and being on the road, we don’t have that ability. The ice girls pick up the slack.”
Most ice girls have been skating since they were young and usually have some figure skating in their background. The team asks that all girls trying out this year wear a form fitting crop top, athletic fit pants and have figure skates in hand.
If you’re thinking about trying out, don’t forget a photo and resume, as well as having your hair and makeup prepared prior to auditions.
Things to remember …
– On the day of auditions, participants must enter through the Coliseum box office.
-IslandersTV will record the auditions and place them on the team’s website video portal.
– For further information please call Kim Bienia at 516-501-6783 or Erin Willey at 516-501-6874.
The competition got tougher in Round 2 as members of the 2009-10 Wizard Girls joined the auditions.
Wizard Girls Director Jessica taught a routine straight out Dirty Dancing.
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In addition to games and events, the Buffalo Jills are frequently called upon to do appearances at many other events throughout Western NY. On Saturday afternoon, the alumni of West Valley and Ellicottville Central Schools got together for a football game to raise funds for the youth football programs in both communities. To help with that effort, Lindsay and Jessica of the Buffalo Jills were on hand to sell programs and raffle tickets as well as pose for pictures and sign autographs for the fans.
Registration, Photos, Poms, Splits and Leaps
The Washington Wizard Girl Auditions started bright and early at 8am this past Saturday at the Verzion Center.
Hopefuls register in the lobby.
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