“I’m So Excited” to see the Pacemates in the 500 Festival Parade

Amidst the fun, sunshine, and excitement of attending the 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis are the occasional concerns that these might be the last moments of life if you are sitting in the front row.  Motorcycle daredevils whizzing past your feet, a horse that seemed a bit TOO nervous, and always (and why, on days […]

Dancer Turned Lawyer Keeps a Foot in Both Courts

By Jan Pudlow FloridaBar.org Yolyvee Rivera, center, an associate at Richman Greer in Miami, works with the Miami HEAT dance team. Rivera danced with the squad while in law school. Now she volunteers 10 to 15 hours a month helping the team prepare for game days. By day, Yolyvee Rivera excelled as a third-year law […]

Whadya Think? Orlando Predators Prowlers Uniform Poll

Here’s what the Prowlers wore for their pre-game performance. The uniform for the first half. And the uniform for the second half. [Prowlers Gallery] Which is your favorite Prowlers Uniform? Pre-game Uniform 1st Half Uniform 2nd Half Uniform Love them all! pollcode.com free polls Results from our last poll:

Billie O’Hara and the Florida Tuskers Cheerleader Auditions

Billie O’Hara is the Cheer and Dance Development Director for the UFL as well as the Director of the Florida Tusker Cheerleaders. A former Orlando Magic Dancer, O’Hara has more than 20 years of experience in dance as a performer, instructor and director. A native of Jacksonville, Fla., O’Hara began her formal dance training in […]

Mallory Mills is the New Director of the Mavs Dancers

Congratulations to Mallory Mills who is taking over as the Director of the Dallas Mavericks Dancers. Mallory is a seven-year veteran of the Mavs Dancers and represented her squad on the 2007 NBA All-Star Dance Team.

Maryland Lady Maniacs

I can’t be everywhere. So back on May 8th while I was covering another event, I had our latest contributor, Randy, visit the Cole Fieldhouse at the University of Maryland, College Park. That night the IFL Maryland Maniacs hosted the Richmond Revolution. Here are some of Randy’s photos of the Maniacs Dance Team, the Lady […]

Miss Wisconsin USA

When the Miss USA Pageant aired a couple of weeks ago we neglected to mention that Miss Wisconsin USA 2010 Courtney Lopez is a member of the Milwaukee Brewers Diamond Dancers. Courtney was also Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2008. [Milwaukee Brewers Diamond Dancers] [Miss Wisconsin USA]

Kim Diaz and the Las Vegas Locomotives Cheerleaders Auditions

Las Vegas Locomotives Cheerleader Cheerleader Director Kim Diaz is a central Florida native who  relocated to Las Vegas tw0 years ago with her husband Marco and 2-year old son Nathan. She’s also expecting a little girl, Alissa, in 3 weeks. Yes, just three days after Locomotives Cheerleaders Finals! Kim danced throughout college for UCF football […]

Playoffs? Playoffs?! Nope, But Pacemates Will Make the Most of a Little Extra Time

There was a recent time when the events surrounding the Indianapolis 500 also were augmented by the Indiana Pacers still in the thick of NBA playoffs come Memorial Day weekend.  In those days, the crowd would get loud at the 500 Festival Parade, on the Saturday of the long weekend, when the Pacemates dance squad […]