Buffalo Jill of The Week Gabrielle

This week, we take a look at 2nd year vet Gabrielle as our Buffalo Jill of The Week. Landing the back cover of the 2013-14 Buffalo Jills Calendar, Gabrielle was to tackle the role of Ambassador squad co-captain in 2014. Middle Eastern in heritage, she's really into celebrating her ancestry with authentic Lebanese food and even Bellydancing. Already a college grad with a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, she enjoys painting in her free time as well as photography and the guitar. All that might be a part of why she thinks big when it comes to her perfect date, which includes being flown to Europe. That's not to say she doesn't love Buffalo, because she loves the wings, the Bills, the architecture, and the people, but who wouldn't love to go all out if they could? She's just willing to voice it. You can see all of Gabrielle's photos at https://buffaloprocheerbuffalojills.shutterfly.com/jillsindividualpics/56400  Gabrielle's secondary photo comes from halftime of the Chiefs game. Shown posing for a pic are Melissa B and Gabrielle.

Melissa B and Gabrielle

From the Bandettes comes a photo taken at halftime of the home opener against the Philadelphia Wings. Shown posing for a photo before heading out for their halftime performance are 2nd year vet and NLL Girl of The Week winner Kelsey and 5th year vet and captain Kirsten.

Kelsey and Kirsten

Buffalo Jill of The Week Emmy

This week, we take a look at now-3rd year vet Emmy as our Buffalo Jill of The Week. After spending 2013 dancing on Emily's line between Alyssa K and Allysha, Emmy was to tackle 2014 in a big way...as a captain. A lot of girls, growing up, idolize their big sisters at times and while I'm sure that's true of Emmy's little sister, the reverse seems to be true as well. Besides the fact that she prayed to get a little sister so that she was no longer an only child, she views her as both her best gift ever received and her favorite musical artist. Apparently, her sister Grace is a gifted singer and songwriter. I've seen a lot of Jills and Bandettes think a lot of their younger sisters but I have to say this one tops them all. That being said, hopefully we'll see and hear her sister sometime in the future. Emmy herself plans on a career in the entertainment industry as well, working on degrees in dance and theater performance. Maybe one day, we'll see her dancing on Broadway to music composed by her own little sister? You can see all of Emmy's photos at https://buffaloprocheerbuffalojills.shutterfly.com/jillsindividualpics/56230 Emmy's secondary photo comes from the Bengals game and was taking as the squad was exiting the field near the end of the 3rd quarter. Shown heading into the tunnel are Emmy and Allysha.

Emmy and Allysha

From the Bandettes comes a photo from the Opener against the Philadelphia Wings. At halftime, several of the girls posed for photos before their on-field performance. Shown posing for this photo are MaKenzie and Janelle.

MaKenzie and Janelle

Natalie B on Beyond The Pom Poms

Last night's episode of Beyond The Pom Poms was a pretty special one in that it focused on one of our girls, 2010-11 Buffalo Jills alum Natalie B. As it turned out, it was a pretty hectic weekend for Natalie and it didn't get any less hectic with the show thanks to some technical difficulties at the start of the program. First off, she 1st had an episode of "I Found The Gown" airing on TLC Friday night in which she and some of her family shopped for her wedding dress. Having watched it myself (hey...not everyone sees friends on national TV everyday), she's going to blow her fiance away at the altar. She and her fiance have also been in the middle of moving into a new place all weekend so you'd almost have to wonder how she found the time to do the show. However, as anyone who knows Natalie can attest, she's very focused and driven to get things accomplished and she made it work.
The show started off, with some technical difficulties at first so Austin touched on the lawsuit a bit before Natalie was able to join him. Natalie and Austin went into topics like what she did prior to the Jills as well as the audition processes for both the Jills and the Gotham City Cheerleaders. They then talked about the lawsuit, which could've been a touchy subject but Natalie handled it extremely well and then they wrapped up by talking about what Natalie is into now. Personally, I think the whole series is worth watching because it really enlightens you on what pro cheerleaders are really like and what they go through. This one takes special importance though for us because of the guest so make sure to give it a look. Also, learn more about Beyond The Pom Poms and view past episodes at http://beyondthepompoms.com/

Buffalo Jill of The Week Kaeleigh

This week, we take a look at rookie Ambassador Kaeleigh as our Buffalo Bandette of The Week. Already a college grad, she's hoping to parlay her degrees in English and teaching into a teaching job one of these days soon. Considering how many Jills have gone into that profession and the fact that Kaeleigh graduated with honors, I'm sure that it's only a matter of time before little boys will have a crush on their teacher Miss Kaeleigh. You can see all of Kaeleigh's photos at https://buffaloprocheerbuffalojills.shutterfly.com/jillsindividualpics/67949 Kaeleigh's secondary photo comes from the Bengals game and just prior to halftime when some younger cheerleaders came out to the field to perform. Shown rooting them on as they came out of the tunnel are Kaeleigh and Dana.

Kaeleigh and Dana

From the Bandettes comes a photo from the Opener against Philadelphia and was taken before the squad went out to perform in pregame. A few of the Bandettes wanted to get some photos taken before their first game, including Jessica and Amanda. Rax, the Bandits' mascot, saw an opportunity in this and photo-bombed them!

Jessica, Rax, and Amanda

Natalie B to appear on Beyond The Pom Poms

For those not aware, Beyond The Pom Poms is a new venture by Jordan Enterprises which is co-hosted by CEO Austin D Jordan and 3rd year vet Selina Samano of the Cincinnati Ben-Gals. The format is of a live interview style original web series produced specifically for professional cheerleaders and alumnae. They air it live Saturday nights at 8pm ET and each episode showcases a pro cheerleader or alum talking about their experiences as pro cheerleaders and beyond. The mission of Beyond The Pom Poms is to create awareness about the lives of professional cheerleaders, promote them, create opportunities and ultimately make professional cheerleading a full-time job that provides pro cheerleaders with a living-wage during and after their professional cheerleading career.
Thus far, the series has included

1. an intro to the show, to Selina, the reigning cover-girl of the Cincinnati Ben-Gals swimsuit calendar,  and to Austin
2. Bonnie-Jill Laflin-beauty queen, model, cheerleader alum for the Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers, Golden State Warriors, actress, player scout for the Los Angeles Lakers, and sportscaster
3. Danielle Guldin, USMC vet, cheerleader alum for the Philadelphia Eagles, model, and actress
4. Lauren Coben, 3rd year vet with the Cincinnati Ben-Gals and 2012-13 calendar cover girl
5. Lindsey Marion, Dallas Stars Ice Girls alum and model with co-host Carley McCord, a broadcast media professional for the Cleveland Browns

You can see all the past episodes at http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ZEP6N2-QKIuPzzw0eelRg/videos as they archive all the episodes shortly after they air.

The next episode features our own Natalie B, 2010-11 Buffalo Jills alum. For those of you who don't remember, Natalie started off her career in a big way as she blogged about her tryout experiences for BuffaloBills.com. After that, she continued making a huge impact as the 2010 dance rookie of the year for the Jills, following  that up with being named co-captain on Christina's line for the 2011 season. After leaving the Jills, she went on to the Gotham City Cheerleaders Ref Squad and is now working with Going Pro Entertainment, an organization that works to support the industry of professional cheerleaders and dancers. They help out a lot of young ladies through the tryout process and assist in choreography and coaching among many other things. In addition to Natalie, 2004-05 Jills alum Elizabeth M is also a part of this great organization. Find out more about Going Pro at http://www.goingproentertainment.com/
Natalie's episode will air Saturday night at 8pm ET at http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ZEP6N2-QKIuPzzw0eelRg/feed
Learn more about Beyond The Pom Poms at http://beyondthepompoms.com/