Wow, that’s a mouthful! Final auditions for the 2013 Rhythm & Blue took place last week during Draft Day festivities at Cowboys Stadium. (Check out the team’s facebook page for pics). The field of candidates has been narrowed to 22 dancers, who will participate in training camp over the next several weeks. The 2013-14 team will be announced in about a month.
Top Row: Kara, Maya, Danielle, Stevee, Mateya, Jessica S, Angelise, Callie, Brittani, Arianna
Middle Row: Antonese, Kendra, Ani, Melody
Bottom Row: Miranda, Bianca, Masayo, Brittani, Amy, Christen, Jessica T
Sammi (not pictured)
R&B Director Jenny Durbin Smth has her work cut out for her. It won’t be easy to cut this team down to size. Between them, they have a great deal of experience at the pro level.
Amy, Arianna, Christen, Jessica S, Jessica T, Kara, Kendra, Mateya, and Stevee are R&B veterans
Danielle and Maya are alumni of the Allen Americans Ice Angels
Callie and Angelise are alumni of the FC Dallas Girls
Ani is an alum of the San Antonio Spurs Silver Dancers
Miranda is an alum of the Seattle Sea Gals
Brittani is an alumni of the Florida Panthers Lady Panthers
I reported a few weeks back that the Miami Dolphins have a new logo and new uniforms for 2013. The Dolphins’ new look was unveiled at Thursday night’s draft party. Past and present Dolphins greats, escorted by cheerleaders in vintage MDC costumes, showed off the team’s new uniforms.
The cheerleaders also showed off their new costumes for 2013. The new MDC styles mirror the new football uniforms, showcasing a new, brighter shade of teal. Click here for a closer look!
Christian Fernandez is one of about 60 women who have cleared several rounds of tryouts toward becoming a 2013 Sea Gal – the final round happens this Sunday and you can watch the live webcast online.
By April Chan
BonneyLake-Sumner Patch
April 24, 2013
Sumner High School senior Christian Fernandez has studied dance for 15 years. Her family’s had Seattle Seahawks season tickets for just about as long.
Having that opportunity to watch the glamorous Sea Gals year after year, it was only natural that Fernandez aspired to one day don the uniform of a Sea Gal and cheer on the Seahawks herself. “I always looked up to them,” she said.
She may get there soon, as Fernandez has made the cut to the final round of competition this Sunday when the 2013 Sea Gal team will be selected from a pool of about 60 women.
Fernandez, speculates she may be one of the youngest in the group. “I decided the year I turned 18 is the year that I’m going to make the goal to try out,” she said. She turned 18 just this last Saturday.
The process began with an optional set of workshops that Fernandez attended to begin preparing for her auditions in April. Open auditions were April 14, semi-finals were April 21, and she sat down with team leaders this past Monday for a formal interview.
In that time she received advice from a 2012 Sea Gal through family friends in order to start learning the squad’s style and techniques.
The rest was all on her, and she brings a hefty dance background to the audition process. Fernandez began dance studies as a child at Dancemakers Northwest in Bonney Lake. Currently she dances at The Surge Dance Center in Lake Tapps as well as Westlake Dance Center in Seattle. She is also dancing at the Academy of Ballet in Enumclaw.
“I do everything except dance en pointe,” she said. “I can’t do pointe because of my back. My favorite styles are probably lyrical and tap.”
Looking ahead to Sunday, Fernandez admits feeling “excited” and “anxious,” and despite her young age, she’s wise enough to savor the moment. “I’m taking it all in, one step at a time,” she said. “It’s a lot.”
Regardless of how Sunday will turn out, Fernandez has a solid plan post graduation: she’ll be attending UW Tacoma and studying business “because I’d love to hopefully open up my own dance studio,” she said.
So really, it’s not the end of the world if she isn’t selected. “If I don’t get it, I’ll just try out again. Hopefully I’ll make it, fingers crossed.”
The final auditions will be shown in a live webcast at www.seahawks.com beginning at 5 p.m. this Sunday, April 28. The 2013 squad consisting of 24 to 32 members will be announced at the end of the competition. The direct link to the webcast page is: http://www.seahawks.com/videos-photos/live.html
The 2013-14 Broncos Cheerleaders were selected on Sunday night. Congrats to the 26 veterans and rookies on this year’s team!
Finals coverage: Photos | More Photos |Video
Top Row: Margaret*, Tara*, Christina*, Liz, Candace*, Eboni, Tristan*, Sam*, and Lindy*
Middle Row: Heather*, Kate, Michelle, Lindsey*, Toni D, Lelanna*, Angela, Brittany, Kisato*
Bottom Row: Katie B, Emily M, Emily G, Kendal, Ashley*, Toni G*, Patricia*, and Lauren*
*Veteran
The New Orleans Voo Doo dance team is ready for action! Click here to check out their headshots!
They also have some itty bitty full length shots that you can only see by hovering over the poster. Because I’m one of those people who feels annoyed/challenged by that sort of thing, I had to figure out how to get to them. So here are the larger versions, for your viewing pleasure:
The Tennessee Titans kicked off their 2013 cheerleader audition process over the weekend. Their website has lots of coverage, so go check it out! Photos | Video
Which of these 59 finalists will be chosen for the team? Find out tomorrow.
The Broncos have photos from this year’s open call audition. Check out the photos and the video coverage.
Gallery 1| Gallery 2 | Video
