Frequently, pro cheerleaders/dancers are called upon to make appearances at various community events throughout their region. One such appearance in 2009 was the Mayville Labor Day Festival. Festivals all throughout Chautauqua County that year put together a huge fireworks display designed to be seen even from the International Space Station but during the afternoon, the focus was on rides, cooking out, and relaxation...and in Mayville, getting autographs and photographs with members of the Buffalo Jills.
When I got there, Kelly and Loren, 2 rookie dancers on the squad that season, had just gotten set up with a table and chairs underneath a pop-up tent to keep the hot sun from beating down on them too much. With community events like these, their duties were pretty light and the 3 of us wound up sitting there talking for much of their two hour shift except when festival-goers happened by asking for an autograph or a photo. About halfway through, their contact who had helped organize the festival grabbed a chair and joined us in our conversations.
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| Kelly and Loren with some young fans |
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| Kelly and Loren with Chautauqua Lake behind them |
See all the pics at
https://buffaloprocheerbuffalojills.shutterfly.com/pictures/5706
From the Bandettes comes a photo from before the March game against Toronto. The Bandettes were signing their new posters. The 2015 squad had a large number of impressive rookies including these two ladies. Brittany took some time to start a family to join the pro ranks while Melanie seemed to be this year's quiet one. Now that's not a bad thing by any means. A couple other Bandettes who started out quiet are LB and Mandy, and quiet isn't how we'll think of them when all is said and done. Hopefully the lovely Melanie returns for 2016 and we can see her come out of her shell in a similar way.
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| Brittany and Melanie |
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