It’s Charlotte versus Phoenix in the finals of NBA.com’s 2010 Dance Bracket, and the Lady Cats currently hold a 32-point lead. Neither team is afraid to wear booty shorts, but the Lady Cats took it to another level with the amount of sheen in the fabric. Check it out:
Before she made it into a White House state dinner without an official invitation, Michaele Salahi made it onto the Redskins alumni cheerleading squad — without ever having been a Redskins cheerleader.
Salahi performed at FedEx Field during halftime of the Redskins-St. Louis Rams game Sept. 20 with a group of 150 former Redskins cheerleaders. Salahi’s rehearsals with the group were filmed by a crew that has been following Michaele Salahi and her husband, Tareq, for possible inclusion on a cable TV reality show, “The Real Housewives of D.C.”
Several former cheerleaders said in interviews that Michaele Salahi’s presence at a rehearsal drew attention because of the TV cameras, but also suspicion because no one seemed to remember her as a cheerleader for the team.
Their doubts were heightened when Salahi couldn’t perform some of the basic cheerleader routines, including the standard choreography for the team’s fight song, “Hail to the Redskins.”
Beach volleyball cheerleaders have to outdo the players they cheer for, which might explain why their “uniforms” are so tiny. This NSFW video of the Seat volleyball girls is outstanding (and the song is good too). Be sure to hit the HQ button after you hit play so you get the best possible clarity.
The song is by Johnny Cash — “God’s Gonna Cut You Down.”
If you like NBA dancers (and really, who doesn’t?), be sure to check out SI.com’s 2009 Swimsuit Issue website, which features dancers from 10 different teams.
NBA dancers walk that fine line between athleticism and voluptuousness, not quite pretty enough (or too athletic) to be full-time models, but way too hot (or not desperate enough) for the pole. Either way, it’s nice to see Sports Illustrated utilize the NBA dancer pool for the swimsuit issue. There is a video of each dancer’s shoot, thirty pics of each girl, and twenty or so group photos.
So I decided to link to my favorite picture of each girl and rank them #10 to #1…
If you want to see more (photos) of a dancer, click on her photo and it will take you to a thumbnail gallery of her shoot as well as some candid shots of her in action at NBA games.
10. Melanie Fitzpatrick (76ers) is doing her best with the ugliest suit of the bunch.
9. DeLeah Caro (Mavs) utilizes the hair whip to great effect.
8. Kayla Oberg (Suns) isn’t afraid to show off her best feature.
7. Taylor Walker (Nets) is simply a pretty, pretty girl.
6. Deanna Clover (Magic) knows that the #1 rule of photography is put something interesting right in the center of the picture.
5. Cheney Larschied (Cavs) sure has that whole sassy thing down.
4. Ashley Allen (Heat) has a really nice hip bone.
3. Chelsey Buhler (Pistons) isn’t sure if she wants you looking at her pink caboose.
2. Alison Preston (Celtics) leaves us speechless.
1. Shanon Lersch (Bulls) overcame a bad suit with those gorgeous eyes. Seriously, I had her in 9th place until I saw this picture.