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Peter Mucha
Philadelphia Inquirer
April 25, 2012
The Eagles have eight new cheerleaders, who’ll join 30 returnees to form the 2012 squad.
Sixty young women, half of them from last year’s squad, competed at Tuesday evening’s audition finale, held at the Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center.
The vets did a clean sweep of the preliminary awards, with Chelsey Morris winning for beauty, Ivelisse Rivera for fitness, Erica Dorsey for dance, and Alicia Lee in the interview portion of the competition, according to Barbara Zaun, the club’s cheerleading director.
The “fan favorite,” though, seemed to be a rookie, Charnei Hill, since “the sold-out crowd” … “cheered thunderously for her throughout the competition!” Zaun said.
The new squad will be introduced to fans on Thursday evening when the Eagles host their annual draft party, whose complimentary tickets vanished in hours early this month.
Two weeks later, the cheerleaders will be off to the Bahamas for the annual swimsuit calendar shoot. Fans can tag along by signing up for a special package via the WyndhamNassauResort’s website or by calling 1-800-996-3426 (1-800-WYNDHAM).
Besides pre-pharmacy major Hill, the newbiesare Katrina Boyle, a jazz dance major; Susan Briggs, a university admissions coordinator; Sage Cifaloglio, a marketing major; Chastity Manning, a communications specialist; Amanda McGrath, a law student; Shannon McNeilis, a communications studies major; and Alicia Parks, a grad student in history.
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By James Turner
Winnipeg Sun
April 22, 2012
Half-time at Winnipeg Blue Bombers home games is about to get a whole lot more dramatic.
And, at least one-third more masculine.
That was evident Sunday as tryouts for the CFL team’s all-new co-ed cheer squad looks to ramp up its athleticism and showmanship by adding gymnastics, physical stunts and yes, men, into the mix.
In doing so, the Blue and Gold becomes the third CFL team after Saskatchewan and Edmonton to add athletic stunts to complement the talents of on-field dancers.
“Edmonton has set the bar,” said Colinne Dowbyhuz, events services manager for the Bombers.
The team has retired the Blue Lightning moniker long employed by its former all-woman cheerleading squad. as the new co-ed team comes together, said Dowbyhuz.
“Blue Lightning is too feminine,” she said.
For now, the new squad has been dubbed the Blue Bombers Cheer Team, but that’s subject to change, said Dowbyhuz.
Sunday, nearly 100 people — including a decent number of guys — turned out to challenge for 32 available spots on the cheer squad, which is to include 12 men, Dowbyhuz said.
Dave Roncadin, 33, was one of the hopefuls. A long-time competitive cheerleading enthusiast, he said the perception of the sport has come a long way over time.
“It’s always been related to girls shaking pom-poms,” Roncadin said. “But the sport has come so much further with the stunting and high-flying acrobatics with the girls.”
To put it another way: Roncadin and his pals used to have to look to YouTube videos to learn how to perform stunts because there was no instruction available.
“Now there’s classes and clinics — opportunities,” he said.
The team’s members will be announced at a later date.
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The 40+ finalists in the running for the 2012 Houston Texans Cheerleaders are busily preparing for their finals showcase. Check out this photo gallery on ABC local.
