The Amazing Race Comes To The Finish

From the Buffalo Pro Cheer Blog our good friend Phil recaps how former Buffalo Jill Katie and her husband Max did on the latest season of The Amazing Race:

For the 1st time, the Buffalo Pro Cheer Blog followed a reality show pretty closely thanks to the fact that Buffalo Jills alum Katherine (2007-08) was one of the contestants along with her new husband. After a rough start to the race, Max and Katie had 1st place finishes the last two weeks going into last night’s 2-hour finale. The 1st part of the finale, which took place in Scotland and Ireland, was promising as Max and Katie again finished 1st, setting themselves up nicely for their trip back to the States.

Had they finished the race in Europe, Max and Katie would be $1,000,000 richer but luck wasn’t with them in the challenge at the Tidal Basin. After receiving a briefcase with their clue upon arrival, Max had to exchange the briefcase for another containing the next set of instructions. Unfiortunately, he had to almost circle the entire Tidal Basin to find the man with their next instructions. Whereas most of the challenges along the entire race were dependent on skills, this one seemed to be all luck. The rest of the leg was spent trying to catch up and had they had another challenge or two, they likely would’ve won as they did seem to gain on the leaders and eventual winners, the Hockey brothers Bates and Anthony Battaglia.

Max and Katie’s “amazing” journey

They called into Winging It! Monday morning after the finale aired and the audio of the call is up online.

Max and Katie learned a lot about themselves and each other through this. Katie said during the Race that if they got through it without killing each other, they could get through anything. Even though they didn’t win the million dollars, they won a lot more. These days, more than 50% of all marriages end in divorce. With everything this race put them through, I’d say they’ll be one of the long-lasting marriages that won’t end that way. That’s probably worth more than any amount of money.

Vintage Gold: The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Movies on Ebay

Someone on ebay is selling the two Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders movies on DVD. $18 for the set, and he has a few copies to sell. If you’ve never seen these movies, they’re a hoot. The movies aired on tv in 1979 and 1980. Huge ratings the first time, hence the sequel.

[Interested parties click here]

HUGE disclaimer here, folks. I don’t know the seller and am not involved in this auction in any way. As far as I know, these movies never been “officially” released on DVD, so you’re taking your chances in terms of quality (the video below is from youtube, not from the auction.) However, if you’re willing to risk it, and haven’t seen these movies, they’re awesome.

Pats cheerleaders gear up for big game

Patriots take on Ravens this Sunday
By Melissa Sardelli

Jan 16, 2013

(WPRI) – The Patriots are gearing up to take on the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship game this Sunday.

Fans across New England are excited to be cheering for their favorite team to make it to the Super Bowl, along with the Patriots cheerleaders who appeared on the Rhode Show to show off some of their signature moves.

The team’s cheerleaders are very active in the community. They will be holding a Junior Patriots Cheerleading Clinic happening on May 11 &18th.

The junior cheerleaders will get a chance to perform on the field in the first pre-season game alongside the veterans, also attending other promotional events.

If you’re interested in becoming a Patriots cheerleader, auditions are being held March 2nd.

Find out more on the audition process and what’s happening with the cheerleaders on their Facebook page.

Pats cheerleaders gear up for big game

Lauren Marchetti Leaves ABC’s The Bachelor

Go Local Prov
January 8, 2013

There was no rose for Rhode Island’s Lauren Marchetti last night on ABC’s season premiere of The Bachelor. Along with 5 other contestants, the former GoLocalTV anchor and Patriots Cheerleader was eliminated from the competition.

Friends on Facebook were already rallying around Marchetti, telling her that “She could do way better than Sean,” referring to this season’s new Bachelor, Sean Lowe. Lowe himself was eliminated on a previous season of ABC’s The Bachelorette.

Watch Lauren’s interview on ABC last night where she talks about her overprotective dad, her family, and more.

Former Pats cheerleader, from Cranston, on ‘The Bachelor’ tonight

By Mike McDermott
Providence Journal
January 7, 2013

Lauren Marchetti, a former New England Patriots cheerleader from Cranston, will be a contestant on ABC’s reality show “The Bachelor,” which begins its 17th season tonight.

Marchetti, a 2007 graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a degree in psychology, is 26. She was once profiled in a “What’s Your Workout” piece in the Thrive section of The Providence Journal.

She’ll be one of 25 contestants vying for the affection of Sean Lowe, an insurance agent from Dallas.

Lauren was a Pats Cheerleader from 2010-2012

Casting for New NBC Reality Series

In addition to the groups listed above, they are quite keen on casting professional cheerleaders to compete on the show.

If have a serious interest email me (james@procheerleaderblog.com) and I’ll give you the contact info to get a pass to one of the casting calls. See the list of cities here.

DCC Alum Takes DWTS All-Stars Championship

‘Dancing With the Stars: All Stars’ champ crowned
Yahoo News
11/27/2012

LOS ANGELES (AP) — She was dissed on “The Bachelor” and came in third place during her first stint on “Dancing With the Stars,” but Melissa Rycroft is now a winner.

The reality TV star and her professional dance partner, Tony Dovolani, were named the champions Tuesday on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars: All Stars.”

The pair beat out fellow finalists (and former champs) actress Kelly Monaco and Olympian Shawn Johnson to claim the sparkly mirror-ball trophy.

Fellow contestants on the show’s first “all-star” season hoisted the new winners into the air as confetti rained down inside the “Dancing With the Stars” ballroom.

On the eve of the final competition, Rycroft said she felt confident and excited.

“I want to feel like a champion,” she said.

Tuesday’s two-hour season finale featured performances by the three finalists and each of the returning cast members: actors Pamela Anderson, Sabrina Bryan, Kirstie Alley and Gilles Marini; singers Joey Fatone and Drew Lachey; race car driver Helio Castroneves; reality TV star Bristol Palin; Olympic skater Apolo Anton Ohno; and football star Emmitt Smith.

Six of those contestants — Johnson, Monaco, Lachey, Ohno, Smith and Castroneves — were previous “Dancing” winners.

Rycroft and Dovolani came into the final contest with a pair of perfect scores. Those points were combined with viewer votes and a last set of judges’ scores for an “instant dance” for which they had less than an hour to prepare.

Rycroft was a contestant on “The Bachelor” in 2009 and first appeared on “Dancing With the Stars” that same year. The 29-year-old also starred in a reality series earlier this year, “Melissa & Tye,” about her marriage to Tye Strickland and their move to Hollywood so she could pursue an entertainment career.

Titans Cheerleader Ashley P grows from young gymnast to appearing on calendar covers and network TV

Titans Cheerleader Ashley P prior to the Titans-Patriots game

If you look purely at her entertainment resume, you will see the glitter of being a Tennessee Titans Cheerleader, adding swimsuit calendar cover girl of their current edition to her credits, and being selected to dance during a scene of the latest episode of ABC’s Nashville. But beyond this glitzy side of her life, the reality is that Titans Cheerleader Ashley P is an Atlanta area native with a personality, little voice, and engaging laugh that are all sweeter than a fresh Georgia peach followed by a gallon of super sweet tea. In fact, as Ashley awaited her make-up prior to a Titans home game, when asked if she liked receiving the full hair and make-up treatment, she replied, “I was just telling Stacie (Kinder, Titans Director of Cheerleading), I don’t wear make-up. It is okay, but in my routine, there is no make-up. Usually I like to wear sneakers. I am a big Jordan fanatic; I buy Jordan’s like a guy. So I am the total opposite.”

But Ashley does like the pre-game hair and make-up as she prepares to grace the Titans sidelines. “It is nice, I get to see what make-up can really do,” Ashley said, and about the hair and make-up staff continued, “I love it, they are so nice. They actually do what you want.”

Ashley shared with UltimateCheerleaders how her family’s love for another NFL team eventually brought her to the Titans sidelines, why you should not expect to see her in tears very often, and how the phrase “humble and blessed” perfectly reflects her view of life right onto her personality.

Ashley is from the Atlanta area, namely from Lithonia, from a close-knit family with a love of football, particularly, Atlanta Falcons football. In fact, Ashley was a Junior Falcons Cheerleader when she was seven and eight years old. “My family is all Falcons fans and they all have season tickets to the Falcons games,” Ashley explained. “Last year, we (Titans) played the Falcons, and I went instead of one of my uncles. I had all of my Titans stuff on, and they said, ‘You’re a traitor!’ And I said, ‘I’m in Nashville now, so you can’t get mad,’” laughed Ashley.

Football was a big part of her family’s life, but Ashley’s personal participation sport growing up was gymnastics, as she competed around the nation from age three to eighteen. Ashley’s didn’t confine her gymnastics to practice and competition. “Everywhere I went, I tumbled, whether it was in the house or the store,” Ashley recalls. “I could not get enough of it.” Is that still the case? Ashley answered, “I try to do a little of tumbling now but my body will only let me do so much!”

Asked about her favorite and least favorite gymnastics events, “I won vault nationally multiple times, that was my favorite,” Ashley says. “It was nerve-wracking, but it was what I scored the best on. And my least favorite was the bars. I don’t like my hands being all nasty and callous-y,” laughed Ashley. Ashley’s gymnastics training did provide some good experiences for her future NFL career, including taking classes in ballet.

But to see Ashley in person, she seems tall for a gymnast. But that was a recent development. “I was 4’11 when I went to college,” Ashley recalled. “And I grew from 4’11” to 5’6” in two years. I would come home from college, and my mom would say, ‘You keep growing!’ I am taller than her now.”

Ashley is now a senior at Tennessee State majoring in Early Childhood Education, with a goal of being a counselor or teacher, anything in the education system. Is there someone who inspired Ashley in her own life in the school system? “Yes, my high school SAT prep teacher was a very positive influence in my high school years,” replied Ashley. “She stayed on me so much, and the love she had for me made me want to be a teacher and go to college. She told me every day I was going to college!”
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Video: Behind the Scenes with the Laker Girls

Honestly, I don’t know how I missed this. The first episode has already aired. I think you can still catch repeats of episode two. Hopefully they’ll put the series online somewhere ~ sasha

PRESS RELEASE

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sep 26, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — –“Laker Girls” reality series chronicles the making of the iconic dance squad, exploring what it takes to make the cut

Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes will launch on October 1, giving fans insider access into the Lakers organization through two original unscripted series about the team. “Backstage: Lakers” and “Laker Girls” will provide an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the season while it unfolds and the making of the team’s iconic dance squad.

…Blah blah blah. Stuff about Sportsnet and the Lakers. Blah blah blah.
(If you really care, you can read the whole thing here)…

“Laker Girls” (also titled “Laker Girls” on Time Warner Cable Deportes) provides an in-depth profile of the making of the 2012-13 squad and its members. Fans will learn first-hand about the fierce competition to make the iconic dance squad, from open call tryouts attracting more than 500 women to a behind-the-scenes peek at opening night at STAPLES Center. The “Laker Girls” reality series is made up of five one-hour episodes and debuts on October 2 at 8:00 p.m., with the full series airing as follows:

“Laker Girls” episode 1 – Tuesday, October 2, 8:00 p.m.
“Laker Girls” episode 2 – Tuesday, October 9, 9:00 p.m.
“Laker Girls” episode 3 – Wednesday, October 17, 9:00 p.m.
“Laker Girls” episode 4 – Tuesday, October 23, 9:00 p.m.
“Laker Girls” episode 5 – Finale, Tuesday, November 6, 9:00 p.m.

* – All times listed are PST.

…Blah blah blah. More stuff about Sportsnet and the Lakers. Blah blah blah.

There’s a very short excerpt from Episode two on the Sportsnet website [click here to watch]. It’s all about “the girl in the white bikini” aka, Andi, who happens to be one of my girls. Not that I’m bragging. Well, I guess I sort of am. A little bit.

So I’m proud of her. Sue me.

On the one hand, Andi looks fantastic. That is exactly how you should show up to an NBA audition. But on the other hand, I really wish they’d knock it off with the Baywatch-style slow-mo panning up and down her body.

Ok I get it that she’s dancing around in a little white bikini. But that’s Andi. She’s barely out of her teens and she’s a really sweet girl and not annoying at all. So knock it off already. (Attention stalkers: Andi has two very large brothers who will squash you like an insect if you mess with their sister.)

And on a side note, that white bikini was a stroke of genius. Wearing an all-white outfit to an audition always makes you stand out in the crowd. It’s much more impactful than wearing any other color from head to toe. In my opinion anyway.