Battle of the Beauties: Dolphins and Bucs Cheerleaders Face Off in Boca
They usually cheer from the sidelines, but on Sunday, Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleaders took the field — well, the beach at Spanish River Park — to compete in volleyball, tug of war, flag football and on an obstacle coarse.
[Click here to view the photo essay]
Playing to WIN! No sissy-girls on this team.
Woohoo – can’t wait! If you’re not sure, why not give it a go anyway? If nothing else, it’s a free dance class with John Peters, who is friggin’ awesome.
What to expect from this year’s auditions:
Check out some highlights from the 2011 season:
Did that get your attention?
I don’t know if you’re aware of it, but we have an auditions page here that lists every audition date for every pro and semi-pro team we can think of. What? This is news to you? That’s probably because we don’t really advertise it. Why not? No particular reason. But because we haven’t been obvious about it, many people don’t know we have it. In fact, we’ve had it for going on 8 years now. No foolin’. So what I’m doing here is, I’m shouting it from the rooftops.
Hey guys, guess what?
We have a page listing every audition date for every pro and semi-pro team known to (wo)man.
You can get there with the link in the menu bar at the top of this screen. You can also get there by clicking HERE.
The auditions page is updated on a continual basis, as auditions dates are announced. Right now, we’re working on getting the NFL and MLS auditions updated. As with all things, we more than appreciate your input. There are a LOT of teams, and a LOT of auditions to keep track of, so if you hear about an audition, and it isn’t on our page, let us know, m’kay?
We now return you to our regular programming.
The San Antonio Spurs have updated their dance team page with new photos and profiles. Click here to check it out!
The Ontario Warriors are proud to introduce Taylor Hooks to lead the Ontario Warriors Dance Team.
She brings an impressive resume and will also assist in overseeing in-game promotions and enetertainment.Taylor Hooks danced for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers for four exciting seasons, serving as co-captain during her final season. She has appeared in numerous commercials as well as the Sports Illustrated’s “Fresh Faces” campaign, performed on the ESPY Awards with Lance Armstrong, the NFL Pro Bowl halftime show, and was a featured model in Shape Magazine.
She has choreographed for the NBA’s Golden State Warrior Girls, Seattle Supersonics Dance Team, and Los Angeles Clippers Spirit. She earned a Bachelors of Science Degree in Radiologic Sciences from the University of Southern Indiana and has worked as a CT/MRI technologist for the past 8 years at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She traveled to Kuwait in December 2011 to entertain our military troops as member of the Sweethearts for Soldiers, a non-profit organization benefiting U.S. military personnel and their families. She brings her experience as a Director of Game Entertainment and Dance Team Director for a professional sports franchise to the Ontario Warriors and is looking forward to the inaugural season! Go Warriors!
Taylor Hooks first task will be to select the Dance Team Members. The Ontario Warriorswill be holding Dance Team Tryouts Saturday Jan 28, 2012 at Ayres Hotel & Suites located at 1945 E Holt Boulevard, Ontario, CA 91761 at 10:00 am in the main ballroom. For more information visit www.ontwarriors.com or call 888-519-0211.
Joe Capozzi
The Palm Beach Post
1/13/12
UPDATE: Apparently the fate of the Mermaids a is touchy subject. Marlins vice president PJ Loyello emailed me this update on the fate of the Mermaids, which contradicts what I was told by a PR rep earlier this morning.
“That decision has yet to be made as ALL in-game is still being evaluated. The Energey Teamis just one element that we’re looking into implemeting and the fate of the Mermaids has yet been determined. Sorry for the confusion.”
(Back to my original blog posting:)
It’s official: The Marlins Mermaids will not be part of the team’s new ballpark. Neither will the Marlins Manatees.
I’m not sure how readers will react to this news since beat writers often heard mixed reactions about the Mermaids.
But those in the pro-Mermaids/Manatees camp, don’t worry: There will be a dance group at Marlins games next year, one with men and women. And you can audition for it.
Jennifer Valdez of RBB Public Relations, which is helping with the talent search for the new group, confirmed in an email this morning that the Mermaids won’t be back.
“This is different from the Mermaids. Now, the dancers will be included in this new energy entertainment team so there will only be this one group of performers,” she said.
Miami New Times first reported last month that the mermaids and Manatees would not return.
There’s also a Save the Manatees Facebook page.
What do you think about this? Will you miss the Mermaids?
Here’s the Marlins’ press release on their search for dancers for the new group.
The Miami Marlins are searching for the most talented and spirited dancers, gymnasts, cheerleaders and break dancers in South Florida for the new Miami Marlins Energy Team, a high-energy squad which will feature a unique mix of gymnastics, hip-hop, acrobatics, modern jazz, flags and break dancing.
The Miami Marlins Energy Team will include both male and female performers and provide excitement and entertainment during all Miami Marlins homes games. The squad will also represent the Marlins organization at various community events throughout the year.
A select number of energy team hopefuls will be chosen from the January 21 open auditions to compete in the Final Audition Show where the best performers will be chosen to be part of the 2012 Miami Marlins Energy Entertainment Team.
WHO: Talented and energetic dancers, cheerleaders, gymnasts and break dancers who are 18 years or older and eager to energize Marlins fans. Anyone interested must arrive in dance attire and shoes as well as bring a resume and headshot at the time of registration.
WHEN: Saturday, January 21, 2012
10:00 a.m. Male & Female Dancers
12:00 p.m. Co-ed Cheerleaders & Gymnasts
1:00 p.m. BBoys & BGirls
WHERE: Miami-Dade County Auditorium
2901 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33135
Clippers fans have always been loyal, but with the new additions to the team this season have the Staples Center full to bursting these days. These are exciting times in Lob City and my girls on the Clippers Spirit are bringing it every night. Big ups! Click here to check out a few photos on their facebook page.
New red boots – woot!
Click here for a small collection of photos of the Saints, Texans, and Broncos Cheerleaders, from last weekend’s playoff games.
Check out this short special about the NBA back in the 80s. The first minute or so has some brief clips of the Laker Girls back in the day, but the rest of the video is worth watching too.
Given how famous they were, and still are, it’s really puzzling why there’s so little vintage Laker Girl stuff out there on the interwebs. It’s been 30+ years. I’m convinced someone is hoarding all of the good stuff.
