By Vince Rembulat The Manteca Bulletin vrembulat@mantecabulletin.com May 27, 2011 Jonni Rogers kept her secret under wraps for months. She auditioned for Season 8 of “So You Think You Can Dance” back in October. Tryouts were held at Oakland’s Paramount Theatre. Back then, Rogers, who is a 2008 graduate of Sierra High, juggled her duties […]
Making the squad By Andrew Matheson Hollister Freelance May 6, 2011 Susie Sanchez stood on the stage for all of 90 seconds, although it perhaps felt like she was up there all day. The preliminary tryout for the Oakland Raiderettes cheerleading team had been going since 8 a.m., and although the initial stage in the […]
Akio Harada, Staff Writer Asahi.com April 29, 2011 Twenty-two-year-old Kisato Nishimura will become the youngest Japanese NFL cheerleader after she earned a spot on the Oakland Raiders cheerleading squad for the 2011-12 season. Nishimura has been cheerleading for 10 years. She served as vice captain and captain of the cheerleading squad at Tokyo’s Tamagawa University, […]
By Chris Chase Yahoo! Sports The Oakland Raiders were playing in Los Angeles when Tony La Russa managed the Oakland A’s, so it’s likely that the famed baseball manager didn’t get to see the silver and black play too much at the Oakland Coliseum. He’ll have a reason to go watch the team this year. […]
US ‘trainer to the stars’ in West Fife link Siew Peng Lee Dunfermline Press 22 Apr 2011 A DUNFERMLINE entrepreneur has teamed up with a top personal trainer to the stars to bring exclusive health retreats to Europe and the UK. Romy Wyser (32), the former boss of luxury lingerie firm ‘Silk Storm’, has gone […]
By Joey Levitt Raiders.com April 18, 2011 [Finals Photo Gallery] On April 17th 2011, the Raiderette auditions progressed to the final round. On April 17th 2011, the Raiderette auditions progressed to the final round at the Hilton – Oakland Airport. The remarkable cast of candidates that made it through the preliminaries all sought to put […]
Raiders.com Apr 15, 2011 The 115 finalists for the 2011 edition of the Oakland Raiderettes took part in two dance rehearsals this week to prepare for the final auditions on Sunday. The participants learned a dance routine from the choreographers on Tuesday and practiced the moves on Thursday. The ladies will audition for a spot […]
Hundreds of young women filled this year’s applicant pool for the 2011 edition of the Oakland Raiderettes. All vied for a spot in the final auditions that will be held next Sunday. By Joey Levitt Raiders.com Apr 11, 2011 [Photo gallery] Raiderette director Jeanette Thompson calls out the numbers of the finalists. Photo by Tony […]
The 2011 Raiderette auditions and prep class are set for April. The audition prep class to prepare candidates for the upcoming Raiderette auditions will be offered in Oakland on Saturday, April 2, 2011 with check-in beginning at 8:00 AM. The dance and audition prep class will be held at the Ira Jinkins Recreational Center in […]
By Janelle London The Cal State Pioneer March 10th, 2011 The Oakland Raiderettes have long been considered one of the most glamorous and recognizable professional cheerleading squads in the NFL, and soon they will be giving ambitious women from all over the world the chance to become one of “Football’s Fabulous Females.” The Oakland Raiders […]
