When asking Teal Anderson what she found to be the most helpful in her auditioning process that finally got her on Ravens, she had a few great tips.
Her first tip being to never give up. Teal was 18 years old when she first auditioned for the Baltimore Ravens . She felt as if at this time she was new to Professional Cheerleading and that she needed time to learn more about the organization, along with get some experience from other teams. Teal auditioned for the Ravens again this year and finally made her dream of becoming a Baltimore Ravens Cheerleader.
Teal’s second piece of advice she finds to be most helpful is, to audition for other ( non NFL) teams first! After not making Ravens the first time, Teal felt it was crucial for her to audition for the Baltimore Blast Cheerleading team so she could get some experience in Pro Cheer before auditioning again for the NFL. Teal says “Auditioning for the Baltimore Blast was one of the best decisions I ever made, and I truly feel because of the experiences I had with Blast, this prepped me for where I needed to be at physically and mentally to audition again for Ravens.”
Another piece of advice Teal said that she thought helped her make Ravens was, to make sure you practice/master your look. Teal says ” when I first auditioned I didn’t really have the look down, but thanks to The Baltimore Blast, I finally feel like I’ve figure out the Professional look.” The Look, Teal talks about is the way you will appear the rest of the season in pictures and in real life, so that fans notice you. Along with, ‘the look’ in Professional Cheerleading that is, what makes you stand out so people say “Wow! doesn’t she look glamorous, I wonder who she is?!” Or makes a person tell right off the bat that that girl is a… Professional Cheerleader. The look also typically entails bold lipstick, big hair, and a beautiful smile. Along with many other secrets.
When asking Teal what she did to prep for Ravens Auditions she said, “I made sure to maintain a healthy diet leading up to auditions, run two miles everyday to keep my stamina up, and practice my dancing technique at the gym before auditions.”
In other words…Running two miles everyday, constantly practicing her dancing skills, and eating clean really seemed to pay off.
This whole year Teal also prepared for auditions by cheering for the Blast. This team is a great transition team into NFL Teams, a lot of girls who have cheered for Blast have made NFL teams (not all but many).
The Baltimore Blast not only kept Teal accountable to maintain a cheer look all season, but also helped her keep up her dancing. Thus so, a lot of her hard work of preparing for auditions started early cheering this season for the Blast.
Making a professional cheer team stems from hard work, dedication, and determination… and it is very clear Teal showed all three of these qualities. Teal showed hard work from cheering a whole season of Blast and then ending that season going straight into preparations for Ravens, she showed Dedication through never giving up after not making it the first time, and she showed determination through her working on herself to finally make the team this year!
Teal has also said that “Becoming a Baltimore Ravens Cheerleader is a dream come true.” It is because of Blast she has to thank for helping her to prepare, taking Ravens prep classes, along with asking for help from the coaches on Ravens this year that she said has helped this process a lot.
Overall…this success story is something that can be achieved and with hard work, these are some of the steps and helpful tips that you can use when preparing for auditions.
How to become a Professional Cheerleader 