How To Audition For The 2017 NFL Miami Dolphins Cheerleading & Dance Team

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Are you ready to dance side by side with the gorgeous Miami Dolphins cheerleaders? Here, you will find a summary of the requirements and important dates for the team's tryouts this year.

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Team Info

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The Miami Dolphins Cheerleading and Dance Team is the professional cheer squad of the Miami Dolphins football league. They were originally known as the Dolphins Dolls. In 2016, the squad had 36 members. These cheerleaders perform at the Hard Rock stadium, travel worldwide, make appearances, and participate at community events. 

Think you've got what it takes to be a Miami Dolphins cheerleader? Check out their 2017 audition details below.

2017 Tryouts

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Complete information about the tryouts and access to online registration can be found here: Miami Auditions 2017

To qualify as a candidate for the this year's auditions, you must be a high school graduate by June 2017 and at least 18 years old by July 10, 2017. If you make the team, you are expected to attend all rehearsals for the entire season. You should also be able to relocate to South Florida. 

The audition phases consist of the following:

PRELIMINARY AND SEMI-FINAL AUDITIONS: 

Date: June 3, 2017 (Saturday)

Venue: Doctor’s Hospital Training Facility (formerly known as Miami Dolphins Training Facility) located at 7500 s.w. 30th street Davie, FL 33314

8:30 AM

If you pre-registered for the tryouts, you get to receive the first contestant numbers. Bring with you your application, bio sheet, and a photo of yourself at the registration table. 

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

You will be taught an audition choreography. If you choose to join the Miami Dolphins' Audition Choreography Class which will be held on June 2, you will learn the same choreography. 

10:00 AM

Before performing the audition choreography for the judges, you will be showcasing your very own 30-second freestyle routine. 

12:00 PM 

Call backs for the semi-final auditions will be posted outside the admittance gate. If you are one of the selected candidates, you re-enter the facility to re-register for the semi-final round. 

After you re-register, the choreographer will add the kick line to the audition choreography taught earlier. Then you will be asked to perform the dance combination and the kick line in a group of 5. Selected candidates will stay for a short meeting regarding the final rounds of the auditions. 

FINAL CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS:

Date: June 6 or 7 (Tuesday or Wednesday) 

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Note that you will be signing up for a specific time slot on one of the dates above. 

FINAL AUDITION REHEARSALS:

Clinic 1

Date: June 7 (Wednesday)

Time: 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Venue: TBD

Clinic 2

Date: June 8 (Thursday) 

Time: 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Venue: TBD

Clinic 3

Date: June 9 (Friday)

Time: 6:30PM - 10:00 PM

Venue: TBD

FINAL AUDITIONS: 

Date: June 11 (Sunday)

Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Venue: Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, FL

*This round will be open to the public. 

What Will You Wear To The Auditions?

  • Crop/half top with athletic shorts
  • Nude/flesh colored tights or panty hose
  • Dance shoes (sneakers, jazz shoes, character shoes, etc.)

2017 Clinic And Audition Choreography

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To give you a competitive advantage for this year's tryouts, the Miami Dolphins Cheerleading and Dance team has prepared a 2-day audition prep and choreography class. You will be provided with tips to ace the tryouts. A dance choreography which you will be presenting during the preliminary round will be taught. These classes are optional.

More information and registration for the clinic and audition choreography can be found here: 2017 Clinic and Audition Choreography

If you want to get started with your dance and fitness training at home, we offer our POM FIT™ GAMEDAY1 series, a full-body cardio workout that features classes such as Kick stretch class, CARDIO KICKLINE™ class, POM POM ABS™ abdominal workout class, and more. 

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