TitansOnline (June 14, 2011): Our first Cheerleader Spotlight of the new 2011 Titans Cheereaders is Tiffany! Tiffany is in her second year on the team and comes to the Titans after spending a decade as a recording artist and touring the country as a backup singer to major country artists. She is a wife and dedicated mother. Read more about Tiffany!

You are returning for a second year with the TTC. How did your first season prepare you for trying out this year?

Having been through the whole experience before, calmed my nerves. I knew what to expect, and what was expected of me. I was a nervous wreck last year, and this year I was able to just soak it all in, and enjoy it.

What attributes do you bring to the squad that you think enhance the overall image of the TTC?

I think I bring positivity to the squad, as well as a sense of maturity.

You are currently one of the team’s “over-30” members. What life experiences have you gained that you feel will help the other squad members?

I think I just don’t take myself too seriously. I know to just have a good time, in every moment. Having been married for some time, and having a child, I think gives me a clear picture of what is important in life.

Aside from dancing, what are your favorite pastimes?

My favorite pastimes are date nights, playing with my daughter, shopping, hearing live music and getting a great pedicure!

Who is your dance icon and why?

I would have to say Paula Abdul is my dance icon. She was the “it” dancer when I was young. I wanted to be her! I would watch her videos, learn the choreography, and put on a show in my room!

My friends would characterize me as:

I think my friends would say that I am a good mother, kind hearted, fun, and a really bad cook!

Go out to a movie or stay in a watch a DVD?

Stay in and watch a DVD.

Talking on the phone or texting?

Talking on the phone…it’s more personal.

Skiing in Colorado or sunning in Florida?

Definitely sunning in Florida.

Fruit or veggies?

Fruit.

Treadmill or elliptical?

Elliptical.

What do you do during the off season?

During the off season, I spend as much time as possible with family and friends. I love to travel, and have mini little getaways. I enjoy down time as much as anyone, but I also can’t stay inactive for long. I like to take dance classes, and do Pilates, to stay in shape.

What is the one thing people would never believe you accomplished?

For a girl that doesn’t like walking into a room by myself, I would have to say that moving to a town, where I didn’t know a soul, and building a life of my own Nashville, makes me pretty proud.

Your advice to young dancers would be:

I would tell young dancers to work hard, never give up, and you can always be better!

Where do you see yourself in five years?

In five years, I hope to be a mother of another wonderful child, and continue to have happiness and joy in simple moments.

Auditions for the 2011-12 Atlanta Hawks Cheerleaders began over the weekend. Now the competition has been narrowed down to 47. Now the Hawks are looking for your input. This is your opportunity to vote for your five favorite candidates to make the team. Click here to cast your votes!

Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) June 14, 2011

A powerful new diet and fitness program was announced today to empower newly engaged couples to get fit before their big day.

Texas Fitness Couple, Breah and Clint Herzog, designed the program specifically for engaged couples seeking to slim down before their wedding day. The book, The Engagement Diet is a 12-week guide for engaged couples to get fit together before they get married. Unlike most diets, this book is a unique his-and-her guide to inspire couples to accomplish something important before they get married.

Breah Herzog, a model and former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, has dedicated her life to helping women achieve the life they deserve. Breah said, “Top-of-mind for all brides is to look great in our wedding dress. The truth is that it’s not just about having a good body. It’s about building a great marriage.”

Working together with husband Clint, a successful Dallas entrepreneur, the couple decided to take their award-winning fitness advice to couples around the globe.

Clint added, “My initial motivation to develop the program was vanity. I wanted to look and feel good. I had no idea the positive impact it would have on our relationship. We are closer than we have ever been because we committed to this together.”

There are an estimated 2.5 million couples engaged to be married each year in the United States. The book, scheduled for a national release in late July, has already received significant interest and is destined to be a must have for couples wanting to look great before their big day. The Engagement Diet will be officially launched at the Dallas Bridal Show being held from July 30th to July 31st at Dallas Market Hall. Breah and Clint will be featured speakers at this event. The Engagement Diet team will also host a special book signing in the exhibit hall.

“We wanted to launch the book at the Dallas Bridal Show since this is our home town and it’s where we first became a couple.” Breah noted.

Engaged couples can preorder the book and be eligible to win a free autographed copy by visiting The Engagement Diet website.

About The Engagement Diet:
The Engagement Diet is a powerful his-and-her guide that teaches couples to build a solid relationship to food and fitness as they focus on starting a lifelong relationship with each other. In 12 weeks, award-winning fitness couple Breah and Clint Herzog, show couples how to get fit together, eat healthy in spite of the stress of every day life, and to celebrate successes along the way. Engaged couples will be inspired to accomplish something together before they get married, ultimately building a foundation for their future.

About Breah Herzog:
Breah Herzog began her professional career as a model and a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. Her passion for encouraging others led her to six USO tours where she performed with countless celebrities, including Wayne Newton, Kid Rock and Jessica Simpson. After winning 1st place in the Muscle Mania Fitness Competition in 2009, Breah realized she could inspire newly engaged couples by sharing powerful tips on fitness and healthy food choices. Working as a team with husband Clint, the powerful fitness couple authored The Engagement Diet, designed to motivate couples to achieve greater success in their relationship to food, fitness and each other. The Engagement Diet is her first in a series of books dedicated to personal transformation.

About Clint Herzog:
Dr. Clint Herzog graduated at the top of his class from of Texas A&M University in 1996, and received his Doctorate in Dentistry from the University of Texas Health and Science Center in San Antonio in 2000. His desire to transform the dental industry led him to create the concept of FLOSS, giving his customers a new experience in dentistry. In less than a decade, he’s built his dental practice into one of the largest national practices and became a top amateur bodybuilder and fitness model in his spare time. With a strong passion for serving others, Clint was drawn to motivational speaking and coaching. The Engagement Diet is his first in a series of books dedicated to personal transformation.

By Nick Schneider, Assistant Editor
Green County Daily World
June 13, 2011

A new group of Indianapolis Colt’s cheerleaders have been selected and there’s a Greene County connection.

Sally Jo Small, a 2007 Bloomfield Junior-Senior High School graduate, was recently picked to help lead the sideline cheers for the NFL professional football squad in Indianapolis.

She’ll graduate from Purdue University in West Lafayette in December with a degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision.

Sally is the daughter of Mike and Mindy Small, Bloomfield and the granddaughter of Ret. U.S. Air Force Col. Marcus “Red” Oliphant, also of Bloomfield.

At Purdue, she was a member of the Goldusters Dance Team.

The cheerleading squad was chosen at Audition Finals Showcase at the Plainfield High School Auditorium on April 27 from a field that started with 200 hopefuls.

The audition event consisted of several dance routines, an evening wear and a swimsuit competition capping a three-week tryout process.

Small told the Greene County Daily World that the selection process was a challenge, but one she was prepared for.

“Going into the first day of auditions was actually not very stressful, I knew I was a skilled dancer and I’d been in the gym working out since February for the auditions, so I was pretty confident for the first day,” Small said. “The next week going back the nerves get to you a little more. You know that even when you are not being judged directly, you are still being judged at all times. The ideal cheerleader has to fit into their standards, which are set pretty high. You have to be a talented dancer, pretty, very fit, have poise, and be good with interacting with people and fans. They are looking for girls that can be good role models.”

Small explained that so many girls fit the criteria, and it was easy to get discouraged.

“I kept pushing the negative thoughts out of my head that I might not be good enough. Instead, I focused on myself. What could set me apart? I focused on my dancing and made sure I knew the routines well, and performed them to the best of my abilities. This was the biggest help for me in auditions. I didn’t focus on the competition. Every time I caught myself watching how good of a dancer or how pretty the other girls were, I shook it off and focused on me. I knew I could do it, I just had to show them I could,” the Bloomfield native said. “I somehow got put in an audition group of four veterans and myself. The judges all obviously knew the other girls, so all eyes were on me. I made myself keep up with the others and told myself to make it look like I belonged right next to them. At the showcase, it was so fast paced and hectic, that you didn’t really have time to be nervous about strutting in a bikini in front of hundreds of people. There were still a few nerves when you hit the stage, but you push through it.”

Hearing her name announced as part of the 2011 Colts squad made the struggle worth it.

“At the end it was the same waiting game. Finally when they were ready we all stood on the stage and hopefully awaited our names and numbers to be called. I waited, and waited, it seemed like they kept calling girls and I knew the end was getting close. When I was just about to lose all hope I heard by number 885 called. Everything that I had been working for was well paid off,” she remembered.

Entering their 28th season, the Indianapolis Colts cheerleaders continue to be an integral part of the Colts organization.

On the field, these women perform for more than 63,000 fans in Lucas Oil Stadium on game day.

Off the field and in the community, the cheerleaders donate their time as community representatives for hundreds of events across the state. The Colts cheerleaders have appeared at charity functions, conventions, grand openings, fairs and trade shows.

The “Colts Cheerleader Show Troupe” was created in 2002 to offer civic and corporate organizations additional entertainment options. These members entertained the troops at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and at a variety of other sporting events. In 2009, the cheerleader Show Troupe participated in a 25-day Armed Forces Entertainment Tour in Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Greece, Italy, and Spain. In 2010, the show trip did a 10-day promotional tour in Mexico City and a 7-day Armed Forces Entertainment Tour in Japan. The squad started 2011 off with a trip to London, England to perform at the NFL International Super Bash.

Colts cheerleaders participated in approximately 300 community events throughout Indiana last year, logging more than 1,500 hours of service.

Kaylin Reque was been a member of the Atlanta Hawks Cheerleaders for three years and in November she won the Miss Georgia USA Pageant. This week, instead of donning her best two-piece for a dance team auditions, she will audition for a different type of job – Miss USA 2011. The pageant finals are on Sunday, June 19th. Check your local listings.

Click here to check out Kaylin’s pageant photos on the Miss USA website!

Charlotte Bobcats:

The 2011-12 Lady Cats Auditions were held on Saturday June 11, 2011. The audition brought in over 150 entrants. After four hours, the judges chose 27 ladies that will embark on a week long training course to see if they have what it takes to represent the two-time NBA Dance Team Champions. Click on each picture to see their respective audition gallery.

The final Lady Cats will be announced Friday, June 17.

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The 2011-2012 football season will be the third year a Davie woman will be on the sidelines as a member of the Miami Dolphins Cheerleading Squad. Every time Andrea learns she has made the squad, she says the feeling is just as special as the first. “I am honored,” Andrea says. “I am still shocked to say this is going to be my third season for the Miami Dolphins!”

The 2011-2012 Miami Dolphin cheerleading squad was officially announced on May 7th. More than five hundred applicants tried out for the coveted roles, eighty made it to the final round, but only forty get to cheer on the field. In addition to Andrea, Brooke from Southwest Ranches will also be part of the cheerleading team. Andrea says it is something she has always known she has wanted to do. “I grew up watching the Dolphins, but I have also seen so many cheerleaders at different events and charity appearances, I fell in love right away. To cheer, dance and represent an organization you are so passionate about, it is definitely worth every second,” she said.

Just like the football players they cheer on, the squad is responsible for staying healthy, staying in shape and attending rehearsals. In addition to cheering, the woman are also asked to travel as representatives of the team, take part in photo shoots and mingle within the community. Andrea says it is a part of the job she loves. “We call them ‘opportunities’ rather than ‘responsibilities.’ I had the opportunity to host a 5k run/walk for the Women in Distress organization, shop with the kids during the holidays with Publix, perform at ESPN the same weekend, shoot for our annual calendar, visit our military troops in Honduras and Curacao, I even had the opportunity to sky dive with the Army’s Golden Knights. I would definitely call these opportunities of a lifetime and not responsibilities,” she said. But she admits there are challenges to being on the squad, chief among them; finding a job/career that understands her role as a Dolphin Cheerleader. “Nothing is easy, and if being a Miami Dolphins Cheerleader were easy, every girl would be doing this,” Andrea said.

The Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders have had a long and proud history, starting in 1966 which was the first year for the football team. Emily Newton, the Director of the Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders, says it takes someone special to be on the squad. “To be a Miami Dolphins Cheerleader, you must first have a love and passion for the team and sport, and be a beautiful physically fit and talented young woman who’s personality sparkles in front of an audience,” said Newton, who added that the judges look for sparkle in a new candidate, someone who stands out with her personality and exudes confidence. Newton is a former four year member of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders.

These are qualities Brooke, from Southwest Ranches, possess in a big way. She is a two year veteran of the squad and is excited she will be back on the sidelines. “I am so happy and excited to be a part of the 2011-2012 squad. I am so thankful and blessed to be selected to enjoy another year representing the Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders,” she said. Like Andrea, being a cheerleader is something she has always wanted to do because she loves to perform. “Being in front of a huge crowd with screaming fans is a great feeling,” she said.

Brooke said her biggest challenge is managing her time. As a full time student, she finds it challenging to maintain good grades, while also keeping up the responsibilities of a cheerleader. “Not only do we cheer at every home game, but we also do a lot of community work as well as many different appearances and traveling. From helping out in hospitals and schools, traveling to different military bases to support our troops, and practicing three nights a week, we maintain a very busy schedule with many responsibilities, but I would not trade them for anything in the world,” she said.

It is a feeling shared by many former Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders, who were originally known as the Dolphin Dolls, when they first began in 1966. At that time, they consisted of one hundred and twenty five girls ranging in age from eight to eighteen. Of the one hundred and twenty five members, forty eight were chosen each week to perform on the sidelines while the remaining cheered from their seats in the end zone bleachers. In 1978, the cheerleaders became known as the Dolphin Starbrites, under the direction of Joe Robbie, the then owner of the Miami Dolphins. This group of thirty were chosen out of over three hundred women who auditioned for director June Taylor. The first Dolphin Starbrites wore one piece bathing suits and go-go boots and cheered on a stage in the east end zone of the Orange Bowl. Part of their act was putting on spectacular Broadway-style half-time shows to music played by a twenty two piece brass band.

In 1983, the Dolphins made an agreement with Burger King to hold a “Name the Cheerleaders” contest. At the end of the contest, the Dolfin Starbrites changed their name to the Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders. Each year the cheerleaders’ uniforms varied from white to orange to aqua one piece swimsuits, sometimes with a vest or fringe skirt, but always keeping the white go-go boots. That didn’t change until 1990, when Kathy Morton Shashaty took over as director and choreographer, and the cheerleaders updated their uniforms and started wearing sneakers on the sidelines. Shashaty was a Dolphins Cheerleader from 1981 to 1985, and served as assistant choreographer for the squad four years prior to replacing June Taylor. In 1994, more changes came to the squad under then owner Wayne Huizenga, as a coed stunting and collegiate-style cheerleading squad was debuted at the first pre-season game.

After the year 2000, the cheerleaders glamorized their look with shiny white boots and Rhinestone uniforms. The squad has gone international as they have traveled and performed across the globe, shooting swimsuit calendars, performing on military tours and helping in local communities. They have also been voted the sexiest cheerleaders in the NFL.

Despite the challenges and responsibilities of the job, both Brooke and Andrea say they are anxious and ready to get the season underway.” I am most looking forward to meeting all of the new girls on the team. Our team is like a family and I am so excited to create new friendships and to see what is in store for our 2011-2012 squad,” said Brooke. “Being on the field with my teammates, dancing to our fight song, looking up into the stands and seeing nothing but aqua and orange!” said Andrea. For more on the squad, check out www.MiamiDolphinsCheerleaders.net.

By Courtney H. Diener-Stokes
Reading Eagle
June 9, 2011

Berks County, PA – Jennifer Caputo-Pietrobone, 32, a professional dancer for the Philadelphia 76ers from 2003 to 2005, started the Academy of Movement in 2007 to coach and direct various local dance teams.

The Bern Township dance studio offers a variety of classes in addition to molding future professionals.

“It has been four consecutive years of coaching that at least one of the members of my team has been selected for either an NBA or NFL cheer or dance team,” she said.

In addition, Caputo-Pietrobone, Spring Township, holds a full-time job at Wilson High School as the health, physical education and dance teacher, where she has been the past 11 years.

“I taught full time when I was dancing with the Sixers,” she said.

The desire to get married, buy a house and start a family prompted her retirement from dancing with the team, but that hasn’t clouded her memory of what she found to be her favorite aspect of being a professional dancer.

“It was the thrill of performing in front of 20,000 fans,” she said.

As wife to Jarl Pietrobone, 39, who she calls “Super Dad,” and a mother to Jacie, 4, and Jiana, 15 months, she commits most of her weekends to directing and coaching.

Over the last four years, Caputo-Pietrobone’s studio has been the home studio to semipro dance and cheer teams such as as the Reading Phillies Dance Team, Reading Phillies Diamond Divas youth pro dance teams, Reading Express Jr. Junction Hip-Hop Crew and Reading Express Smokin’ Hot Steam Team.

“We do everything from choreographing, running rehearsals, deciding on costuming, selecting music – you name it, we do it,” she said.

Alexandra Plank, 23, Spring Township, a studio instructor at the Academy of Movement, helps Caputo-Pietrobone run her “tight ship,” having various roles with many teams.

In addition to directing and coaching the teams, Caputo-Pietrobone also runs the auditions and selects the girls, most of whom have a background in either cheering or dance.

While the semipro teams don’t offer payment, the affiliation can be invaluable for those who want to dance professionally, offering them good exposure.

“The girls have the opportunity on the minor league teams to gain experience for the major league teams,” she said. “That’s the incentive to working for no pay, just for resume experience.”

She is proud of seeing her girls reach the next level in securing spots on professional teams, winning stiff competition among 200 to 400 others who audition.

“It’s absolutely super rewarding to know that they will be able to gain the exposure and the experience of dancing at a professional level,” she said. “To most of the girls, this is a childhood dream of either being an Eagles cheerleader or Sixers dancer.”

The Georgia Force Cheerleaders pages have been updated! Click here to learn more about the ladies on the team. (Click on each headshot to view a full length photo).

The Sidewinders, dance team for the Arena Football League’s Arizona Rattlers, are featured on Sports Illustrated this week. Click here to check out the photos!

Check out the Sidewinders’ individual profiles here.