AFL
Businesswoman by trade, cheerleader by passion
Barnstormers’ Emily Collins picked to perform tonight at ArenaBowl XXIV Kristin Danley-Greiner Des Moines Register Aug. 10, 2011 During the day, Emily Collins sports business attire and a professional demeanor. At night, she can be found dancing on a football field and cheering from the sidelines as a Barnstormers cheerleader. The one thing Collins carries […]
Jacksonville Sharks Attack Dance Team – Part Two
Seems like it was a long time, but just three weeks ago I had the great pleasure of visiting Jacksonville and seeing the Sharks Attack Dance Team. That was the last game of the regular season. And tonight the Sharks are playing the Arizona Rattlers. Some technical difficulties prevented me from getting this post online […]
Emily is in her Element with the Adrenaline Rush Dancers
“Emily loves applause.” That was the first line in a newspaper story about Emily of the Adrenaline Rush Dancers back when she was in elementary school. Her local paper did a piece about Emily’s fourth/fifth grade holiday season program back home in the Bay Area of northern California, and Emily was quoted in the article […]
Jacksonville Sharks Attack Dance Team – Part One
The Sharks Attack Dance Team are under the Direction of Kimberly Newbern. Kimberly is just finishing up her second season running the squad. Her background in cheering and dance includes over thirty individual National Championships. Kimberly cheered for three seasons with the Jacksonville ROAR and even traveled to Greenland to perform for the troops. In […]
Randi is the Sharks Attack Dance Team Rep for the Dream Team
Congratulations to Randi of the Jacksonville Sharks Attack Dance Team on being chosen to represent her squad at Arena Bowl XXIV. Randi is a graduate of the University of Alabama. This is her first year on the team. [Randi @ JaxSharks.com]
Ashley Fashions a Dance Career with the AFL’s Chicago Rush
Ashley F. is one of three “Ashleys” on the Adrenaline Rush Dancers (wonder if they lead the league in Ashleys?), and the “F” must stand for fashion. After all, how many people have kept a “fashion journal” so they don’t repeat outfits within a few months (listed by Ashley as her “Worst Habit” on her […]
For Brittanie of the AFL’s Dream Team, Sweet Home Chicago is the Perfect Location for the ArenaBowl
Born and raised in Chicago, it should be no surprise where Brittanie would like the AFL’s ArenaBowl to be held. See, Brittanie is the Adrenaline Rush Dancers’ (who entertain during Chicago Rush games at Allstate Arena) representative on the Dream Team of 18 dancers that will perform at the ArenaBowl this year. When asked, if […]
Take a Glimpse Within the “Open Book” of the Adrenaline Rush Dancers Coach, Gloria Esposito
Pro cheerleading can launch someone on a path from extremely shy child, refusing to dance on stage, to shooting off machine guns with the troops in Kosovo. This has been part of the journey of Gloria Esposito, now the Coach/Choreographer of the AFL’s Adrenaline Rush Dancers, and a former NBA Luvabull and Adrenaline Rush Dancer […]
The Adrenaline Rush Dancers’ Reunion Celebrates a Decade of Cheer
Neither searing heat nor flood producing rains could prevent the ten-year reunion of over fifty Adrenaline Rush Dancers. The ARD have been part of the entertainment at AFL Chicago Rush games since 2001, and their current Director Gloria Esposito celebrated the event with a ten-year reunion featuring a halftime performance and the participation of the […]
