Ashley Worrell-Mitchell – Former AFL, NBA, & NFL Cheerleader/Dancer

Alumni Cheerleaders is excited to share some of the accomplishments of member, Ashley Worrell-Mitchell.  This talented young lady trained in voice, dance, and piano is an independent Dance Choreographer.  She started dancing at age 3 with tap and ballet, and has trained over the past 20 in jazz, tap, lyrical, hip-hop, ballet, pom/drill, and social.  Ashley is currently the Dance Team Coach at Missouri Western State University.

It is always an honor and huge accomplishment to make a cheerleading/dance team.  However, Ashley has cheered for the AFL, NFL, and NBA.  From 2000-2001, she was a member of the Dallas Mavericks Dance Team.  This talented young lady then became a member of the San Antonio Spurs Dance Team from 2002-2004.  After dancing in the NBA, she became a cheerleader in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2004.  Her last professional team she cheered and danced for was for the AFL as a Kansas City Brigade Girl from 2006-2009.

Ashley’s latest accomplishment is publishing a book in 2010.  It is “Half-time Highlights: A Guide to Dancing in the NBA/NFL“. 

 You may find it online at www.lulu.com and www.amazon.com      Way to go Ashley!!

Chicago Going Pro Dance Convention – February 6, 2011

Chicago Pro Dance Convention Feb. 6, 2011

Are you a current, former or prospective professional dancer or cheerleader? Does your team need fresh pro-style choreography?  Would you like to meet others in the industry or hear about audition opportunities?

Then get ready for the Chicago Pro Dance Convention Sunday, February 6, 2011!  Visit the official website at http://chicagoprodance.eventbrite.com/.

PRO DANCE AGENDA
** Learn choreography from elite alumni and directors
** Representing the NFL, NBA, AFL, NHL
** Get tips from the pros on fitness, nutrition, makeup, attire and more
** Network with other performers from the Chicagoland (and beyond!)
** Register for the full weekend (Saturday-Sunday) and take advantage of an incredible roster of Fluid Dance choreographers (please note that Going Pro’s agenda will only take place on Sunday, Feb. 6)

PRO COSTS
** Full Weekend: Pro Dancer $160.00
** SUNDAY Only: Pro Dancer $100.00
** Discount: 15% off early bird registration before December 24 (Only $85 or $136!) Pre-register now at http://chicagoprodance.eventbrite.com/ … Requires no immediate payment

CONVENTION LOCATION
Hilton Rosemont Chicago O’Hare, 5550 N. River Road, Rosemont, Illinois 60018
Convention rates single/double $89.00.  Please call 847.678.4488 for reservations

REGISTRATION
** Online: Pre-register now at http://chicagoprodance.eventbrite.com/.  Requires no immediate payment You will then be contacted to process registration through Fluid Dance
** Mail: Download the registration form at www.fluiddance.com or contact Going Pro at info@goingproentertainment.com to be sent a registration form.  Then submit this form by mail with check, money order, Visa or Mastercard.

PRO CHOREOGRAPHERS
During this full weekend of the Fluid Dance convention, Going Pro offers a pro-dance focused agenda on Sunday. Going Pro choreographers are top alumni and directors of dance and cheer teams in the NFL, NBA, AFL and other sports leagues. They will teach 6 sidelines and 2 routines in length of 45-60 seconds, representing all major sports leagues.  View photos and complete bios!

** Sarah Schachterle, NBA Director for the Nuggets, NBA Dancer, Choreographer for RockStarz, America’s Best Dance Crew, Universal Dance Association, college and pro teams across the U.S. and more.
** Kate Anderson, NFL Cheerleader – St Louis, Features on ESPN, Maxim, Lindy’s Magazine, 2-time swimsuit cover model.
** Laura Eilers, NFL Cheerleader – Kansas City and St Louis, SIFL Director – Richmond, VA, Choreographer for the USA Science Cheerleaders.
** Additional choreographers being announced soon!

PRO PRESENTERS
Because there is much more to the pro dancer and cheerleader role beyond choreography, Going Pro’s Saturday agenda brings you presentations by experts in related fields.

** Wynne Lacey, Director of the Chicago Blackhawks Ice Crew (NHL), former director of the Adrenaline Rush Dance Team (AFL), former NBA dancer with the Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks. Founder of Wynning Teams, LLC, Wynne will speak to the attitude and poise needed to succeed in professional cheerleading and dance. She also danced with and captained the AFL’s Chicago Rush Adrenaline Rush
** Go Wild! Wear by Angela King Designs, presenting the top ways to get noticed at auditions.

CONTACT PRO AGENDA DIRECTORS
info@goingproentertainment.com

See the complete 2011 Going Pro Entertainment workshop and convention tour at www.procheerallstars.eventbrite.com

Melissa George

Alumni Cheerleaders found out what former Jacksonville Jaguars Roar cheerleader, Melissa George, is doing now after hanging up her poms in the NFL.

Melissa George was born on October 16, 1979 and raised in Fleming Island, FL.  She started dancing at the young age of three and pursued her talent for 11 years at a studio, competing and performing with their competition team.  She then started cheerleading with her Jr. High School and High School where she served as the team’s captain.  In Melissa’s first year of college at University of North Florida, she was a cheerleader for the Ospreys until her spring semester when she first auditioned for the Jacksonville Jaguars Roar in 1999.  She continued cheering for the Jaguars until after the Super Bowl was held in Jacksonville on February 5, 2005.

During her six seasons, Melissa served as captain from 2002-2004.  Not only did she enjoy performing at home games, but also greatly enjoyed traveling the world representing the Roar.  Destinations include Mexico, Jamaica, Bahamas, and several locations throughout the United States.  Her fondest memories are from the Armed Forces Entertainment military tours that took her all across Egypt, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Greenland.

Aside from the Roar, Melissa graduated from college in 2002 with her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and has been successfully involved within the insurance industry since then.  She has also been contracted several times as a Sports and Entertainment Consultant where she has helped put on events such as the Snooper Bowl, Oscar De La Hoya Boxing Match, the Ernest Wilford Golf Classic, and several concerts including big names like Snoop Dogg, Gladys Knight, and Chaka Khan.  Since she stopped cheering, Melissa has been represented by Beyond the Field Marketing as a model and spokesperson and has appeared in numerous TV and print ads.  This is her second year as a member of the Sweethearts for Soldiers and she also takes great pleasure in being an officer for the Professional Cheerleaders Alumni, Inc.  In her spare time she enjoys church and family events, sporting events, and working out.  Melissa welcomed a new addition to her family on June 2, 2008.  Her son Thomas was born in Jacksonville, FL and is her first child.

 

Cheryl Malone-Gargiulo – Former Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleader

Alumni Cheerleaders caught up with member and former Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleader Cheryl Malone-Gargiulo.  Cheryl cheered from 1965 to 1969 for the Eagles and toured with a USO group during the Viet Nam war.  She still lives in Philadelphia, PA and works for the Philadelphia Recreation Department.  Cheryl shares her story of her days cheering for the Eagles.

Years ago right out of high school I saw the ad in the paper for a new cheerleading squad that was forming for the Philadelphia Eagles called the “Eagelettes“.  I decided to go and try out, since I had been dancing since the age of 4.  When I arrived at the site of the tryouts there were over 700 girls there.  They narrowed us down to the final 60.  We were backed up on the field by a huge band call the Philadelphia Eagles “Sound of Brass”.  Our choreographer was a former Radio City Rockette.

The owner of the Eagles decided to get our outfits designed by a designer in New York.  This was during the 60’s and the “Mod”, Twiggy and mini skirt era, and history was made with our uniforms.  During the years after my cheerleading days, I still remained active.  I taught dance and fitness to children and seniors in Philadelphia area and coached a high school and college cheerleading squad.  My daughter Jenn was a cheerleader in high school and college and coached for the Philadelphia Kixx Soccer Team.  Today, we both work together on a recreation dance team. 

I was very proud and then and still am, to have been an NFL Cheerleader.

Cheryl Malone