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Twenty-Five Years Ago, the Chicago Honey Bears Rode Off Into the Super Bowl Sunset: Part I: The Pre-Super Bowl Years, an Interview with Honey Bear Captain Renee Halverson
Twenty-five years ago tomorrow, the Honey Bears, the cheerleaders for the Chicago Bears, cheered officially for the Bears the last time, for Super Bowl XX, January 26th, 1986. So it has been a while since the Honey Bears have cheered on the Soldier Field sidelines. But that does not stop the former Honey Bears from […]
Sixteen Years, Six Squads, Priceless Experiences: Jeanine Klem-Thomas Takes the Magic Dancers Soaring to New Heights
In any walk of life, it is rare to find someone as welcoming, enthusiastic, positive, efficient, and hospitable as Jeanine Klem-Thomas, Director of the Magic Dancers, the dance squad of the NBA’s Orlando Magic. How nice is Jeanine? Well, in her rookie season as a Magic Dancer, she jumped up and cheered when an opposing […]
Some Like It Hot (well, really just one), But Cool TopCats Kick It Up a Notch
It was a bright, sunny morning on November 7th in Charlotte. But the fans on their way to the Carolina Panthers game against the Saints had broken out some warmer garments than expected for this time of year. Unseasonably cool temperatures for this region had swept in over the weekend. So, for the TopCats, the […]
Frankly My Dear, Billie O’Hara Goes Like the Wind to Build UFL Cheerleading
In April 2010, it seems like Billie O’Hara was given a Herculean task. Billie was named Cheer and Dance Development Director for the new UFL; not just for a team, the entire league! Billie had the responsibility to establish five complete cheerleading squads, in cities stretching from California to Connecticut. They all needed their own budgets, directors, auditions, […]
2010 Ben-Gals Earn Their Stripes at Audition Finals
On Sunday, May 16th, an enthusiastic crowd of families, friends, and fans filled The Syndicate in Newport, Kentucky to experience the finals for the 2010 Cincinnati Ben-Gals try-outs. This is the second year that the Ben-Gals have brought their finals out to the public as a special event. Seventy candidates remained for this elite squad, and the […]
Lynn O’Brien Cheer and Dance Camps
Former New Orleans Saintsation Lynn O’Brien runs her own Cheer and Dance Camps.
A dancer returns to her Manassas roots
When she was 3 years old, Crystal Boutselis began taking dance classes at Showcase Dance Studio in Manassas.
Now, 23 years later, she is running the studio…
Give me a T! Give me a V!
Brother-sister team hopes taping of pilot episode at Sutra Lounge for new cheerleading competition show will be a breakout for all. By Jeremiah Dobruck Daily Pilot Friday, July 3, 2009 At Sutra Lounge in Costa Mesa tonight, Derick Alexander isn’t going to be working the door as a bouncer like he has many Fridays. Instead […]
Melissa Rycroft Makes a Date with Good Morning America
Melissa Rycroft is GMA’s new correspondent
The Science Cheerleader
By Sasha
Darlene Cavalier used to cheer for the Philadelphia 76ers, now she’s cheering for science.
