Making the Squad-Final Audition

It's time for the 5th in Lydia's series on Jills tryouts. This week's webisode was filmed at 1st dance cuts at the Town Ballroom in which the prospective Jills were judged by not only Jills director Stephanie M and coordinator Nichole B, but some celebrity judges as well from the local media and from the Buffalo Bills team. This webisode includes interviews with Jenica, Amanda, some prospective rookies and captains Danielle, Eileen, and Omarlla as well as a look at some of the girls tryoing out on stage. Check it out at http://www.cw23.com/dpp/cw23_girl/wildcard_08/making_the_squad_5

Also, don't forget, the 7th Annual Buffalo Jills Golf Tournament is just a week away. Get all the details at http://buffalojills.net/appearances/details.php?recordID=9

Taste of Buffalo pics

Besides snow, one of the things that Buffalo is best known for is the food. To showcase the restaurants in the Buffalo region, the Taste of Buffalo festival was founded. The 26th Annual Taste of Buffalo took place this weekend in Niagara Square and along Delaware Avenue in downtown Buffalo. This year's event featured 60 restaurants and 6 wineries all selling samples of their products. Putting in an appearance at the event were members of the 2009 Buffalo Jills, there to sign autographs, pose for pictures, and hand out Bills schedules to the thousands and thousands of fans. On Sunday, fans not only got to reacquaint themselves with veterans Amanda, Angelina, Jackie and Anna, but also got to meet rookies Lindsay and Loren.

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Coming up next for the Jills, they'll be working with their Jr Jills next weekend before spending a week running Cheer Elite Camp 2009 at NCCC. The big event to look forward to for the fans, however, is the 7th Annual Buffalo Jills Golf Tournament at Fox Valley Country Club in Lancaster, NY on July 20th. There are still tickets available for this event so get all the details on the event and ticket information at http://buffalojills.net/appearances/details.php?recordID=9

Buffalo Jill of The Week Stephanie B

This week, we take a look at the lovely Stephanie B as our Jill of The Week. Stephanie is going into her 3rd year on the squad after spending the 2008 season dancing on Omarlla's line between Ashley and Rita. This future elementary school teacher (yeah, they didn't look this good when I was growing up, either) spent about 14 years in competitive dance and skipped over JV cheerleading in high school, going right to varsity in the 9th grade. One of the things that a girl making the Jills should expect is the opportunity to make a lot of life-long friendships. That's one of the biggest things Stephanie loves about being on the squad...that, and the uniform, a uniform that Bengals WR Chad OchoCinco gave some major props to a few years ago when he was judging in the NFL Cheerleader Playoffs. You can read more about Stephanie at http://buffalojills.net/roster/stephanie_b.php

Making the Squad-1st Cut

Lydia's series on 2009 Jills tryouts has posted another webisode on the tryout process. This week's edition covers Ambassador Squad 1st cuts. It includes interviews with captains Keisha and Danielle talking about what they're looking for in a Buffalo Jills Ambassador. Lydia also spends some time interviewing 2009 rookies Alyssa and Katy as well as some potentials who will hopefully try again next year. Check it out at http://www.cw23.com/dpp/cw23_girl/wildcard_08/making_the_squad_4

Also, just a few things to remind everyone about. The Taste of Buffalo is this weekend in downtown Buffalo. One of Buffalo's signature events, it features food and drink from 60 restaurants and 6 wineries from Western NY and appearances by the Buffalo Jills. Be sure to bring your camera and an appetite as the Jills will be posing for photos, signing autographs, and handing out Bills schedules while you're trying out all the different foods from the region.

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If you haven't put in your vacation time for July 20th, time is growing short as the Jills 7th Annual Golf Tournament takes place that day at Fox Valley Country Club. Get all the details at http://buffalojills.net/appearances/details.php?recordID=9

Finally, if you or your daughter is looking for a chance to learn cheerleading from the professionals, the Jills are holding a clinic on the 7th at Niagara County Community College from 6-8pm. The clinic will give everyone a taste of what to expect at Cheer Elite Camp 2009, to be held July 19th-23rd. Get all the details on the clinic at http://buffalojills.net/appearances/details.php?recordID=28 and on Cheer Elite Camp 2009 at http://buffalojills.net/appearances/details.php?recordID=7

Buffalo Jill of The Week Jill D

This week, we take a look at one of the Jills' newest co-captains as our Jill of The Week. Jill D was named co-captain for her 3rd season on the squad and spent last season dancing on Nicole's line between Kristina and Anna. She considers herself to be silly but for the most part, her strongest quality seems to be how down to earth she is. She definitely has a silly side to her, though. She'll joke with her closest friend on the squad, Ayeshia, that she's getting darker and Ayeshia is getting lighter-skinned. She'll make goofy faces for the camera, though not while in uniform, and she even takes the "Jill the Jill" joke she hears almost daily in stride. But her silly side isn't what got her named co-captain for 2009. She also can come across as pretty mature for her age at times and has 13 years of dance training under her belt, including 7 years in competition and even spent another 2 years near the Nation's Capital studying dance at George Mason University. You can read more about Jill at http://buffalojills.net/roster/jill.php

Making the Squad - 1st Audition

Webisode 3 of Lydia's series on the 2009 Jills tryouts is up and this one focuses on the Jills Open Workshop held at Fusion Dance Studio on March 29th. Besides a look at the workshop itself, this video includes interviews with 3rd year vets Jess and Stephanie as well as Jills Director Stephanie Mateczun, dance captains Nicole, Eileen, Christina, and Jill, and ambassador squad captains Danielle and Keisha. Check it out at http://www.cw23.com/dpp/cw23_girl/wildcard_08/making_the_squad_3

Also, as previously reported, the Jills are going to be running Cheer Elite Camp 2009 at Niagara County Community College the week of July 19-23. It's a summer cheer camp that focuses on dancing, stunting, tumbling, cheering and team work. Get more details at http://buffalojills.net/appearances/details.php?recordID=7 but besides that, the Jills are conducting a Free cheerleading clinic at NCCC's Athletic Building on July 7th from 6-8pm. By enrolling in that clinic, you get a discount on the camp as well as get an advance look on what to expect at the camp. Check out more details on the camp at http://buffalojills.net/appearances/details.php?recordID=28

Finally, 3 weeks from today, Fox Valley Country Club is hosting the 7th Annual Buffalo Jills Golf Tournament. The $125 fee covers 18 holes with golf cart, lunch, dinner, and entertainment. There will also be raffles and other games to get involved in throughout the day. Get full details and order your tickets at http://buffalojills.net/appearances/details.php?recordID=9

Buffalo Jill of The Week Dana

This week, we take a look at the last of the 2008 early departures in the form of blonde beauty Dana. 2008 was her first year on the squad and while she didn't choose to come back for 2009, we're definitely hoping she thinks about coming back in 2010. Of course maybe it made sense for her to take this year off as her favorite food happens to be popcorn, and she can't very well have her "popcorn ready" watching Bills WR Terrell Owens from the sidelines when she's supposed to be dancing. Dana was the first of last year's rookies to introduce herself as she showed up to the Open Workshop with returning vets Stephanie Bu and Jess. Dana is one of those girls that can always be seen with a captivating smile on her face and is extremely generous and caring when it comes to her friends. The one thing she said she'd change about herself is to be less shy and more out-going. Well, if she was ever shy and introverted, she's covered it up well as shy is one of the last words I'd use to describe her. Check the files section of the webgroup for a copy of her Jills bio to learn more about Dana.