James, East Coast Correspondent|Published on Mar 21, 2012
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Making the cut: Photos from the 2012 Cheerleader Auditions MontrealAlouettes.com March 07, 2012 MONTREAL – The Alouettes roster for the 2012 season may still be coming together, but the cheerleaders finalized theirs at their annual auditions this past weekend. Over 130 hopefuls turned up at Molson Breweries’ John Molson Room on Saturday to vie for […]
Tampa Bay Times: More than 200 women attend the open call, preliminary round of auditions in hopes of becoming a Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleader. Each person has 20-30 seconds of a freestyle dance, plus a jazz walk, to prove to the judges that they belong on the squad.
Darren Savage Toronto Sun March 17, 2012 Watch the video TORONTO – They came. They saw. They did a little dancing. That was the story Saturday when fierce competition met the Rennaissance Hotel and close to 100 hopefuls attempted to become Toronto Argonauts cheerleaders for the upcoming 2012-2013 season. An intensive two-day process, the tryouts […]
Patriots.com: The New England Patriots Cheerleaders hosted the final round of auditions on Saturday, March 17th in the Putnum Club at Gillette Stadium. Video|Photo gallery
Ben-Gal Laura Vikmanis’ book is out this week and a movie is in the works Lauren Bishop Cincinnati Inquirer Mar. 15, 2012 Ever wondered what it’s like to be a Cincinnati Ben-Gal? Or what it’s like to be the NFL’s oldest cheerleader, dancing for three hours alongside women young enough to be your daughters in […]
In “It’s Not About the Pom-Poms,” Laura Vikmanis shares her story of how she achieved her dream of becoming a professional cheerleader against some formidable odds and without compromise. Here’s an excerpt. MSNBC 3/19/2012 The Tunnel We burst out of the locker room and head down the narrow white hallway in pairs, talking and giggling. […]
By John Przybys Las Vegas Review-Journal Feb. 12, 2012 Q: What part do you play in “Peepshow”? A: I have a featured role. Her name is Lady Cross, and she’s one of the fairy tale nursery rhymes we use that sort of bring Bo Peep on the journey of discovering herself as a woman. Q: […]
By John Przybys Las Vegas Review-Journal Jan. 6, 2012 Q: You’ve been dancing since you were a kid. What’s the appeal? A: I just definitely liked to be on stage and perform. It was just a passion that I had, and it’s something that I’m very happy has stayed with me. I’ve had great teachers […]