The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders are the most recognizable professional dance team in the world, which explains the repeated success of their popular TV series, “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making The Team”. Many other teams have tried to copy their success, but no one comes close to the beauty, poise, and enigmatic popularity of America’s Sweethearts. Football has become an nationwide obsession, so the chance to become a famed Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader is as close to hitting the jackpot as a girl can get.
Representing the 50+ year history of the Dallas Cowboys is no easy feat, even with a pretty face and show-stopping moves. Besides being a precision dancer, athlete, lover of all things football, and possessing a bubbly personality, the girls must have style that can stop fans dead in their tracks. YouPlusStyle’s Hilary Kennedy visits the girls during the arduous audition process to get the scoop on their beauty secrets and find out straight from Director Kelli Finglass and Choreographer Judy Trammel what catches their attention when constructing the new team.
You can read more about the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders auditions on the You Plus Dallas Style Blog.
by NESN
Jul 2, 2012
The Boston Celtics came up just short of another trip to the NBA Finals this season. And every step of the way, the Celtics dancers were there to cheer on Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and the C’s. The next crop of Celtics dancers stepped onto center court this week at the Celtics practice facility in Waltham, Mass. looking to lock down a spot on the 2012-13 team. The dancer hopefuls turned out in record numbers to show off some of their best moves in attempting to join the team. The tryouts were held on Saturday afternoon at the C’s practice facility.
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By Maghan Hunt
Anderson Valley Post
July 3, 2012
In order to make it onto the Sacramento Kings dance team, each dancer must audition every year. Spots are not given out by seniority; they are earned through hard work and dedication.
Megan Beeson, 18, graduated from West Valley High School in 2011. Shortly after graduation she saw a notice the Kings were looking for dancers, so she applied and auditioned with hundreds of hopefuls.
Beeson was selected as a finalist and won the online voting to make the team.
“After making the team, she moved down to Sacramento and got a part time job to supplement her income along with the income she received from the Kings, and she has been doing excellent,” said Carol Kearney-Beeson, Megan’s mother. “She misses living in a small town, and is still getting used to city life.”
Now fast forward a year.
The Kings announced they would be knocking down their team of dancers from 21 to 15. Of those 15 spots on the team, three were decided by the public. Beeson’s mother took to Facebook, posting the online voting link in order to help her daughter nab one of the coveted three spots.
“Auditions were a lot sooner this year, because there was no NBA lockout,” said Carol Kearney-Beeson.
In the end, Beeson made the team and will be dancing a second year for NBA team.
“To make the team a second year is a dream come true,” said Beeson. “You have something to lose; going in to the auditions all you can think about is your bond and sisterhood with all of the girls.”
According to Beeson, she learned a lot from her first year on the team. She learned the routines, but also to make her movements and facial expression bigger because she was dancing in front of a crowd of thousands.
Beeson said there were also a few surprises along the way. “Being a Kings dancer I was most surprised at all the people who get excited to see you, and ask to take pictures and get your autograph.”
In her second year, Beeson said she is looking forward to growing as a dancer. One of the greatest complements she heard came from her coaches, praising her about how improved she was this year.
As for her mother, Kearney-Beeson said she couldn’t be more proud of her daughter.
“She has always been one to set a goal and try her very best to achieve it. Always giving 110 percent.” explained Kearney-Beeson. “Her dad and I plan on going to as many games as my schedule allows. I never grow tired of watching her do what she loves to do -dance.”
Although Beeson is living in the moment and enjoying the start of a second year with the dance team, she already has an eye to the future.
“I will for sure be back for my third year; I can’t imagine why I wouldn’t. This team is my life,” said Beeson of audition for 2013 Kings dance team.
Updated bios and uniform photos have been posted for this year’s HTC. Click here to learn more about the ladies on the team!
Check it it – the Jacksonville Jaguars Cheerleaders have new uniforms for the 2012-13 NFL season. Unless I’m much mistaken, this is the first white uniform this team has ever had. The good news is, we can see the tops. The bad news is, we don’t know what’s going on with the bottoms. We can see a little slice on Tajonda, so I’m guessing those are white shorts, but for all I know, they’re knee-length gaucho pants. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Hoopfest is an annual 3-on-3 street basketball tournament, the largest of its kind in the US. In addition to the games, there’s food, music and entertainment. The Sea Gals were on hand to provide a little razzle dazzle.
Miami Dolphins cheerleaders entertain fans at Tesco
By Ben Endley
The Watford Observer (UK)
July 2, 2012
Cheerleaders from American football side The Miami Dolphins signed autographs and performed for fans in Watford on Saturday (June 30).
Ashley, Candi, Kylee, Lauren J and Natalie D spent two hours in Tesco on Lower High Street offering visitors the chance to win tickets to an NFL game at the San Francisco 49ers or Miami Dolphins.
Ashley, a full-time high school teacher in her second year as a cheerleader, said the visit was the first time she had been to Europe.
She said: “Today and yesterday we have been going to different Tesco stores and getting to know our fans in the UK. “I had no idea there were so many Miami Dolphins fans here.
“Being a teacher demands a lot of good time management and that is important because being a cheerleader is something that’s so fun that I make sure I have time for it.
“I miss my family while I am over here but I would love to come back and perform for the British fans.”
As well as performing at all Dolphins games, cheerleaders must all be high school graduates and be in either full-time employment or full-time education.
Auditions for the entire squad are held every April.
Lauren J, an exercise science student and second year cheerleader, added: “We have had a big crowd come down to see us perform. We arrived on Thursday and are absolutely loving it.”
Celtics Dancers – Preliminary Audition – Waltham, MA
Boston Celtics: On Saturday, June 30, over 200 ladies auditioned to become members of the 2012-13 Celtics Dancers squad. [Photo gallery]
Final Auditions with the top performers will be conducted on July 10-12 in Waltham, where the 2012-13 team will be selected.
Look at the Ortegas being all smiley and whatnot. I believe that’s Mina on the left and Marina (team director) on the right. Seriously, how cute are those two?
By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa with Megan Johnson
Boston Herald
July 1, 2012
Celtics dance team director Marina Ortega held her first round of auditions for dancers for the 2012-13 season yesterday at the team’s practice facility in Waltham. She also scouted out highspirited, high-kicking talent in New York and Los Angeles. Jan-Delle Johnson, left, 21, of Providence and Kelli Sullivan, 25, of Agawam try out yesterday. Both advanced to the next round.
The Seahawks cheerleaders have almost always had at least one nautical style outfit in their costume closet. Back in the day, they even had little sailor hats to go with. The team redesigns the sailor costume now and again to keep it fresh. It’s been 6 years since the last update, so I guess they were about due for a change. Our friends from All Pro 3 recently tweeted a photo of some of Sea Gals in their new sailor costumes at the P.R.O. workshop in Atlanta. They are very very cute, but dang those are some itty bitty little shorts.
On the other hand, it’s going to be real interesting when the high waisted shorts (featured in every major fashion mag these days) work their way off the runways and into the pro cheer design aesthetic.
