The Arkansas Twisters would like to announce that open auditions for the 2010 dance team will take place on Saturday, January 9 and Sunday, January 10.
Dancers will be taught multiple routines and will be judged on ability, technique, and appearance. Second round auditions will be on Sunday and will also include an interview.
Registration is $25. Applications may be picked up at one of the following locations: Bella Hair Salon & Spa in Jacksonville, Enoch’s Salon in Little Rock or Boston’s Restaurant and Sports Bar in Little Rock. Questions can be directed to Cindy Rochelle at 501-366-4601.
[Sirens Auditions Announcement]
Be part of the action by voting for your favorite Charger Girl among the top three candidates chosen by the Charger Girls themselves. The winner will be announced this Sunday, December 20, 2009.
Ashlie
Marisa
Nicole
Fan votes will count towards 1/3rd of the overall voting process (the Charger Girl team and the Chargers Organization have the remaining 2/3rds of the vote). So here’s your chance to send one of these girls to Miami.
Cast your vote here.
Congratulations to 6-year veteran and three-time line captain Pamela who’s the MVC 2010 Pro Bowl representative.
Pamela graduated with honors from one of the nation’s top 10 liberal arts colleges. She interned for the United States Senate in Washington DC. She now works in merchandising for a Fortune 200 company.
Former Pro Bowl Cheerleaders on the sidelines before the game.
The former Pro Bowl MVCs, lined up at the end zone to watch as announcement was made after the end-of-the third quarter performance.
Pamela with her loved ones.
MVC Pro Bowl Cheerleaders and Viking Cheerleader Head Coach Tami Krause (far left)
Pamela and teammate Sarah the Vikings 2009 Pro Bowl Cheerleader
Pamela in 2008
About 200 people, including the Jacksonville Axemen and Axe Maidens, gathered for the movie, Invictus on Friday, December 11th. The evening opened with a short speech from Herman Moller who is a well known local South African Rugby player and is also the coach for the Jacksonville Women Rugby team. Herman gave a great insight to the importance of how the events shown in the movie effected and shaped the nation of South Africa and the sport of Rugby, in a way that only someone who lived it could. His words made those in the crowd understand just how incredible it was to experience the effect that the sport can have on people of all races, nationalities and beliefs. This was something that was echoed by the fact that people from no fewer than six countries sat in the same room where the sport of Rugby was the common denominator.
Michelle sells raffle tickets
The Axe Maidens sold raffle tickets for prizes which included movies passes, Axemen t-shirt, Axe Maidens hat and a vinyl Invictus movie poster signed by all those who attended the event. Proceeds from the raffle tickets were donated to the USO.
Signing the Poster
Via our good friends at AlumniCheerleaders.com
Washington Wizards Dance Team Alumni – Dust off the dancing shoes and get ready, get set, go!! Ericka Hampton Collins (Wizards Dancer 97-03), Head of the Wizards Dancers Alumni Association, is excited to announce that the Alumni will be performing Saturday, January 16, 2010, during the NBA Washington Wizards home game. You may contact Erika at vibe9dst@hotmail.com for more details.
Stay tuned… more information to come soon regarding game day outfits and rehearsal times.
The Spokane Shock will be holding an open tryout for the 2010 Dance Team on January 30th. The final round of the tryout will take place on February 12th.
Photo by Brandon Hansen
The first round of the tryouts will be held at the Shock Center (3212 N. Eden Road) on January 30th beginning at 10 AM. The participants who are selected to advance to the finals will be asked to come back on January 31st for an interview.
Registration forms are available now at www.spokaneshock.com. The cost of the tryout is $25 for those who preregister or $35 on January 30th.
Once again, the Dance Team will be directed by Maggie Cahalan who will be returning for her third season with the team.
“We had a great team last year and I’m hoping that we have another great group of girls come out for this year’s tryout,” Cahalan explained.
The final round of the try-outs will be held at the Knitting Factory, 919 West Sprague Ave. and will be open to the public. Admission to the all-ages event will be $5 in advance or $7 at the door. Tickets will be available Friday December 11th 10am through Tickets West at http://ticketswest.rdln.com or at the Knitting Factory’s Box Office any night it is open for an event.
Yes, it’s time for another list. This time it’s Professional Cheerleaders who are authors.
Lindsay Brin – St. Louis Rams Cheerleaders
The Cheerleader Fitness Plan: Get Fit and Fabulous in Just Six Weeks!
Cheerleaders are the ultimate symbol of youth, beauty, strength and sex appeal-what woman wouldn’t want to look like one? Now, with the help of The Cheerleader Fitness Plan, you can get the body of your dreams-no gimmicks, no starvation, and no props. Former NFL cheerleader and fitness expert Lindsay Brin has been helping women achieve healthier minds and bodies for over fifteen years. Using her comprehensive six-week plan, any woman can achieve their ideal weight, whether it’s a busy mother of three eager to get her body back, a twenty-something woman just getting started on a fitness program, or an avid exerciser interested in trying something new.
Alise Cayen – Los Angeles and Oakland Raiderettes
Patty Klapinsky would give anything to be a sports star like her brothers — to belong to something — but she can’t seem to find her niche. Encouraged by her brother, Patty goes to one of his football games and is mesmerized by the cheerleaders. The very next day, Patty gets to work, making her own pom-poms and practicing every day in order to be the best she can be! The big day for cheerleader tryouts finally arrives and Patty knows that she has what it takes to be a great cheerleader. Does Patty make the team? What lessons does she learn along the way?
Sandra Colton – Los Angeles Laker Girls
BOOK ME! How To Become A Successful Working Dancer In Hollywood
BOOK ME! GIVES DANCERS THE BLUEPRINT TO A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN HOLLYWOOD! If you have the desire to be the most sought after dancer working today, then BOOK ME! is your bible! The art of navigating the competitive Hollywood entertainment industry is outlined by industry expert Sandra Colton in a way that no other has created for dancers. Filled with Sandra’s Sick Tips and secrets to success, BOOK ME! puts dancers on the fast track to getting booked solid in Hollywood. With a foreword by celebrity choreographer Brian Friedman and packed cover-to-cover with stories of over 60 working dancers and 50 top choreographers, BOOK ME! is the best how-to book on becoming a professional working dancer ever written!
Erika J. Kendrick – Chicago Luvabulls
Confessions of a Rookie Cheerleader: A Novel
A savvy young music exec for Rockstar Records, Hannah Love has a glamorous apartment and a tight pack of equally fine friends. But luxury and loyalty can’t protect her from a broken heart, courtesy of her super-rich fiancé. To recover, Hannah accelerates her already high-octane life by pursuing a fantasy she’s had since childhood: to become an NBA cheerleader for the Chicago Diamonds. As she juggles promoting the hottest singer on the rise, dodges advances from Rockstar’s ultra-slick VP, and puts her body and her will to the test during cut-throat tryouts for a spot on the Diamond Dolls squad, she receives the full attention of the team’s star player, Max Knight. Though the Dolls are strictly forbidden to date players, the heat between Hannah and Max builds on the sidelines. But as catty cheerleaders plot against her, and her boss at the record company secretly negotiates a merger that could leave her jobless, Hannah discovers that it may take much more than the lust for a hot man to hold her steady. It may take his love.
With her exotic looks and killer body, Kennedy Lee is a rising star in the reality TV and soap opera worlds. Now she’s really hit the big time and landed a role on the hugely popular daytime drama America’s Next Sweetheart.
As this great news coincides with Kennedy’s birthday, her friends take her out for a wild night on the town. So wild, in fact, that the next morning Kennedy wakes up with a hard-bodied hunk in her bed, a vicious headache, and no recollection of how this gorgeous guy ended up beside her–naked. Not only that, but it’s her first day at the new gig, and Page Six has already chronicled her previous night’s exploits, calling her “America’s Next Lush.” Now Kennedy must endure dirty looks on the set, abuse from the soap’s bitchy diva, and the shocker that the guy who broke her five-year celibacy streak is none other than her co-star, Jesse James. As she battles catty actors, snarky production assistants, malicious gossip, and her growing appetite for food and sex, she struggles to fit in, find her true Prince Charming, and eat a slice of red velvet cake without any guilt.
Angela King–Twitero – San Francisco 49ers Gold Rush and Director
The Business of Professional Cheerleading
A pro sports team. A pro dance squad. An audience. Is that all you need to make cheerleading magic happen? In The Business of Professional Cheerleading, author Angela King-Twitero goes beyond choreography and routine straight to the heart of any successful cheerleading team: the well-honed business skills and professional management style of a first-class team director. In this concise and practical guide to professional cheerleading management, former pro cheerleader Angela King-Twitero covers nearly every aspect of team development, from image definition to business ethics. Readers will love King’s direct language, innovative ideas, and the hands-on worksheets she has added to turn plans into action. King details how to attain and maintain sponsorships, how to tackle image creation, branding, and “damage control,” and how to develop a stellar marketing strategy that will get the word out. . .and bring the crowds in! For everyone who has thought of entering cheerleading management, and for those who are already in the business but want to further develop their professional skills, The Business of Professional Cheerleading is a must-read. A unique and invaluable addition to the canon of professional development literature, The Business of Professional Cheerleading outshines general business manuals that fail to address the topics integral to cheerleading management, and outdates much conventional wisdom on the subject. It is the perfect addition to a company library or personal collection, and may even find a spot on your trophy-filled mantle!
Wendy Murphy – New England Patriots Cheerleaders
And Justice for Some: An Expose of the Lawyers and Judges Who Let Dangerous Criminals Go Free
In this clarion call for the victims’ rights movement, lawyer and media commentator Murphy argues that our society’s efforts to ensure that no innocent man is convicted are allowing legions of criminals to go free. The victim’s rights movement seeks to enact laws that give victims greater access to justice; though victims may file suits against criminals in subsequent civil trials (as did Ron Goldman’s family in their wrongful death suit against O.J. Simpson), criminal trials reduce victims’ role to State witness. As such, victims frequently find themselves on trial in the court of public opinion (as was Kobe Bryant’s accuser), paradoxically forced to defend themselves against the accusations of the accused. Though an excellently and righteously argued point, some of Murphy’s solutions seem counteractive at best, such as a plan for victims’ attorneys to go up against defense lawyers, a likely way to ramp up the circus-like atmosphere of high-profile trials, which Murphy is also against.
Suzette Scholz, Stephanie Scholz, Sheri Scholz – Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Deep in the Heart of Texas: Reflections of Former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Not recommended. Just included to make the list comprehensive.
Cindy Villarreal – Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders – Houston Oilers Cheerleaders (Director)
The Cheerleader’s Guide to Life
A former Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader offers step-by-step procedures for cheerleading hopefuls, providing advice on nutrition and fitness, interview guidelines, and applying cheerleading skills to a career.
[World Cheerleading Hall of Fame]
Yaa Whitmore – Atlanta Hawks Dance Team, Knicks City Dancers, Philadelphia Sixers Dancers
The Life of an NBA Dancer: Truths Not Seen on the Court
The Life of an NBA Dancer: Truths Not Seen on the Court takes an introspective look at the true politics dealt with behind the scenes of a sports organization. This book also addresses several of the taboos about dancers and professional athletes in the sports industry. In addition to the truths and the myths involved with performing for and working within the entertainment industry, this book teaches a variety of skills needed for aspiring rookie and veteran dancers interested in auditioning for professional sports teams. Learn about the sacrifices and time commitment needed to succeed in the sports industry. Also gain an understanding of the earning potential available and the required health and fitness practices.
Okay, who did I leave out or forget?
As a Cheerleader for the Seattle Seahawks, Pia Gillan showcases her passion for dance before an audience of thousands
by Tina Potterf
Seattle University Magazine
In the thick of the NFL season, one of the hottest—and hardest to snare—tickets in town is to Seattle Seahawks games. No worries for Pia Gillan, though, who has a prime vantage point at Qwest Field every home game this season. The 2009 criminal justice graduate roots for the team as a member of the Sea Gals, the professional cheering squad.
A growing confidence is one of the unexpected outcomes of being a Sea Gal.
“I never had a lot of confidence. I was always the tall girl in the back of dance class,” says Gillan, who plans to try out again next year and then look into grad school. “This experience and this team have given me that boost of confidence.”
Although she may be a freshman player on the dance team, Gillan is no beginner. She draws on years of dance that began in a studio in her native Guam.
“A classmate of mine was in dance and asked me to go,” Gillan, 22, says of her introduction to dance as a fifth grader at the SKIP Entertainment Company.
For seven years she sharpened her turns and choreography as a member of SKIP, learning a range of dance styles, from jazz to modern. Along the way she also grew as a performer. Any early stage fright faded in time as Gillan danced in competitions in Europe and the mainland United States.
When she was in high school, Gillan’s dance pursuits took a backseat to sports. But by her junior year at SU, she was ready to get back to it. That year she auditioned and made the cut for the Seattle University Dance Team. It was good preparation for her professional turn with the Sea Gals and the demands of performing at sporting events before unpredictable crowds.
“The experience was a lot of fun. I wish I had done it sooner,” says Gillan, who at SU danced mostly hip-hop and jazz routines at the men’s and women’s basketball games. “I liked dancing at all the games and with excited crowds.”
A friend alerted Gillan to the Sea Gals auditions. Without hesitation, she turned out and was counted among more than 200 women vying for a coveted spot.
Auditions started last April. The first round was a quick-paced, one-minute freestyle dance. Those who made it through this stage had to turn around and learn a longer and more choreographed routine to perform before the judges.
While the experience was initially intimidating, Gillan says she felt more comfortable when she learned she would be doing a jazz number. After passing the first two auditions she was on to the finals, which involved a short interview and two new dances.
“I wasn’t nervous until I made it to the finals,” Gillan says. “I felt blessed just to be there because there were so many talented dancers.”
When her number was called, indicating she had made the team, Gillan says it took a minute to register.
“I was shocked when they called my number. I had to double-check it,” she says. “I literally ran out onto the stage at Qwest Field.”
The Sea Gals perform at every Seahawks home game and must keep a rigorous practice and game-day schedule.
Sherri Thompson, director of the Sea Gals, says Gillan stood out as someone with a lot of potential. “She is smart, beautiful and a good dancer,” she says. “I look forward to watching her develop into a major asset for our team as she gains experience.”
A growing confidence is one of the unexpected outcomes of being a Sea Gal.
“I never had a lot of confidence. I was always the tall girl in the back of dance class,” says Gillan, who plans to try out again next year and then look into grad school. “This experience and this team have given me that boost of confidence.”
The latest edition of Aubrey Aquino’s On The Flipside covers NBA All-Star Weekend in Phoenix, Michael Jordan’s golf tournament in The Bahamas, and the Florida Marlins Mermaids Auditions.
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Mandatory Audition Class
When: Saturday; January 2, 2010
Time: 9:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Where: First Class Athletics
6026 Bowdendale Ave.
Jacksonville, FL 32216
Prelims and Semi Finals
When: Friday; January 8, 2010
Time: 6:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M.
Where: First Class Athletics
6026 Bowdendale Ave.
Jacksonville, FL 32216
Finals
When: Saturday; January 9, 2010
Time: TBA
Where: TBA
Audition Fee $60.00
Attire for Auditions
• Girls will be required to audition in crop top sports bra (RED/BLACK/GREY in color), briefs (BLACK in color), sheer tights and black dance shoes.
• Girls will audition with their hair down and styled with full make-up.
• Stud earrings and wedding or engagement rings are allowed.
Tryout Requirements
•Must be at least 18 years of age at the time of preliminary auditions
•Must have a high school diploma or G.E.D.
•Must live or be willing to relocate to the Jacksonville Area
•Must attend all rehearsals and home games
•Must attend the pre-audition session prior to auditions
•Must fill out all registration forms and questionnaire packets.
•If selected, a contractual commitment of one (1) year is required.
Please download and complete the application. Attach a current color photo to your application and return to The Jacksonville Sharks.
Fax: 904.828.3507
***if you choose to fax your application please e-mail your color photo to Kimberly@jaxsharks.com
Mail:
Kimberly Newbern
Attack Dance Team
6026 Bowdendale Ave.
Jacksonville, FL 32216
Email:
Kimberly@jaxsharks.com
Once you submit your tryout application you will receive a packet of information and details pertaining to The Attack Dance Team 2010 audition!
All Applications must me complete and turned in by December 28, 2009
