2022 NFL Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders Auditions Info

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Auditions are fast approaching! I'm sure you're excited to become part of an NFL pro cheerleading/dance team. Is it the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders? Because they've already released this year's audition details. Here's what you need to know about the auditions and getting yourself prepared!

Audition Rounds and Other Details

The preliminary audition round will be done through a video submission with an April 27, 2022 (Wednesday) deadline at 12:00 pm Central Daylight Time. Submission of a recent headshot is also required on this day.
To register for the auditions visit this link and prepare a $25 processing fee.
Candidates who make it past the preliminaries are considered finalists and will be informed via email on May 2, 2022 (Monday), at 9:00 am CDT to advance to the in-person training camp in Minnesota.
Interviews for the rookie finalists will be held virtually on May 6 and 7, 2022 (Friday and Saturday) by the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders’ (MVC) Coaches and judges. Veteran or returning candidates might be exempted from participating in the interviews.
Rookie finalists from the training camps will be informed via email containing additional audition information and the next steps to take.
More training camps will be held in person in the Twin Cities Metro area of Minnesota. The event will cover the learning of additional choreographies that might be performed on the final audition round.
The second and third series of training camps are on May 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 2022 (Tuesdays to Thursday), and will start at 6:30 pm and end at 9:30 pm.
The training camps might also include in-person interviews with the MVC Coaches and additional judges.
Potential finalists’ panel interviews will be conducted on May 12 and 13, 2022 (Thursday and Friday). Aspiring MVCs may be asked to attend in person if needed.
In the final audition round, the event will be held in person in the Twin Cities Metro area on May 23, 2022 (Monday). The program might include candidates performing training camp choreographies, new routines, technique/across the floor movements, solos, tests of football and team knowledge, and group interviews. Additional details will be given to finalists either on the day of the final audition or the ones before it.
The announcement of the 2022 Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders will be done through its official Facebook and Instagram accounts. Additional details will be given to finalists.

Please visit the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders 2022 auditions page for more details.

Qualifications and What the Judges Look For

Qualifications and requirements:

Be 18 years old by June 1, 2022.
Have a valid passport.
Provide a diploma and proof of age.
Complete and sign the application and waiver.
You must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by April 17, 2022, with a certificate.
The willingness to commute or reside in the Minneapolis metro area for all MVC-related events.
A $25 audition application processing fee. This is non-refundable.

Judging Criteria

No judging criteria were announced on the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders audition page. However, expect to be scored based on your overall experience as a dancer, and how accurate, clean, and energetic you’ll perform the given choreographies. You may also receive the judging criteria via email or be informed in person as you progress throughout the audition rounds.

For more information about the qualifications and requirements of being a Minnesota Vikings Cheerleader, please visit this link.

Audition Attire

The audition attire required for the auditions hasn’t been specified by the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders management. However, we recommend reading this blog post or visiting the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders’ Instagram for audition attire inspirations. You can also have your own custom audition outfit made by The Line-Up.

Prep Classes

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There are no workshops or audition prep classes for the candidates of the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders. However, there will be post-preliminary round training camps that will help you succeed in the final audition round. Give your best as you record your preliminary video submission to gain more experience. For the meantime, read more articles from PRO CHEER LIFE.

About the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders

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The Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders, also abbreviated as MVCs, is one of the oldest professional dance squads of the NFL. They were established in 1956 and were known as the “Parkettes” back then — the dance group of the St. Louis Park High School. Despite being a squad of high school girls, the Parkettes were the official cheerleaders of the Minneapolis Lakers basketball team before it moved to Los Angeles in 1960.

In the following year of 1961, the Parkettes became the cheerleaders for the Minnesota Vikings. They called themselves the “Vi-Queens” before deciding to stick to their MVC group name in 1984. The Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders perform for their NFL team’s home games in the U.S. Bank Stadium.

Meet the 2021 Minnesota Vikings cheerleading squad right here!

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