NFL
Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders and Tech Spirit Squads break the mold
Sydney Holmes, Staff Writer Texas Tech Daily Toreador March 3, 2011 Women love to hate them; men fantasize about them. They’ve been around since 1960, and the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders are often thought of as all looks and no brains. Shelley Roper-McCaslin, head recruiter for the DCC, came to Texas Tech to dispel this myth […]
Becoming an Eagles Cheerleader
March 2, 2011 (WPVI) — 24-year-old Tracey Dunn desperately wants to be an Eagles Cheerleader and she’s leaving nothing to chance. She’s perfecting her dance moves, while flinging her long hair and flashing a brilliant smile. She made the squad twice already but surprisingly that doesn’t mean a thing! She has to train for tryouts […]
Charger Girls could feel pain too
By Michael Stetz San Diego Tribune March 2, 2011 It’s not just the players and coaches and front office people who could be impacted by the NFL labor unrest, so could the Charger Girls. If a lockout occurs and games are ultimately lost, the cheerleaders stand to lose $75 per home game. (Suggestion: Um, maybe […]
Photos: Eagles Workshop
The Eagles Cheerleaders held a Mock Audition Workshop on Tuesday night to prepare contestants for the March 26 Open Call Auditions. Click here for photos from the evening.
Denver’s Damsels troupe dances to make the world a better place
By John Wenzel The Denver Post 03/03/2011 Katrina Lairsmith had taught dance in nearly every studio in Denver, but in all her time as an instructor — and as one of the original Denver Nuggets dancers — she never found a group that fit her style or mission. “Other than Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, there […]
‘America’s sweethearts’ line up for Rivs game
Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders to appear at Saturday’s [Peoria Rivermen] game By Steve Tarter Peoria Journal Star Mar 03, 2011 PEORIA — As national icons, they incorporate elements of the Playboy Bunny sex symbol with the showmanship of the San Diego Chicken. But the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders exhibit staying power – among other attributes – so […]
Marblehead’s Nigro Shines in Miss Boston Pageant
By Caitlin Rung Boston.com Marblehead resident Michelle Nigro, 20, was recently awarded second runner-up in the Miss Boston Pageant 2011. The Miss Boston Pageant, which was held on Feb. 20 at the Omni Parker House in Boston, featured 13 of Boston’s most dynamic young women competing for over $17,000 in scholarships and prizes. Eligible women […]
SF Native’s Purple And Gold Dream
By Derek Olson Keloland February 27, 2011 SIOUX FALLS, SD – It’s rare to go to a sporting event at any level and not see them. Like athletes in any other sport, cheerleaders and dancers put in years of practice with the goal of making it to the next level. Whether providing halftime entertainment or […]
Breaking the Waves
By Nancy Wride ProtectConsumerJustice.org Mayra Fornos had big dreams, and they’d all come true by age 24. Newly married to a handsome USC student, Fornos lived across the street from the sands of Manhattan Beach, he a surfer bound for law school, she the tall and stunning fashionista. The future seemed set: He would become […]
‘Big Sister’ helps teen get her life on track
By Natalie Angley CNN By the time Leikia Reynolds was 12 years old, her life was heading down the wrong path. Her grandparents took her in when she was 11 months old. She didn’t know her mother, and her father was serving a 16-year prison sentence. Her grandmother, Dorothy Reynolds, saw the warning signs. “She […]
