Cardio Cheer

Rarely in the history of entertainment has there been an artist equally recognized, awarded and celebrated in front of the camera as well as behind the camera, as is Paula Abdul.

Abdul's extraordinary music career encompasses worldwide album sales exceeding 40 million records, two #1 Albums, six #1 Singles, a Grammy Award, seven MTV Awards, 3 American Music Awards, two Emmy Awards, two People's Choice Awards and two Kid's Choice Awards. She has also been honored with her very own Star on Hollywood Boulevard and inducted into Nickelodeon's Kid's Choice Hall of Fame.

Currently, Abdul is receiving acclaim as "the heart and soul" of the record-breaking primetime FOX show American Idol, for which she is a Celebrity judge. Abdul is also America's most famous cheerleader, having begun her multifaceted career as a dancer and choreographer with the internationally recognized Los Angeles Laker Girls, and the talented performer credits her cheer and dance past as the foundation of her amazing success. Recently Abdul has joined up with DNA Studio to create, Paula Abdul Cardio Cheer, a series of DVD projects that will help train and inspire the next generation of cheerleading stars.

Lindsay began cheerleading in high school as a way to become more involved in her school and since then cheer has become the backbone of her life! As a senior in high school Lindsay was asked by an Orange County California college to join their song squad. Shortly after that, Lindsay helped choreograph routines for the Los Angeles Laker Girls, the Portland Trailblazers, and the San Diego Charger Girls. Her background in cheering has also led to jobs in the TV and film industry. Lindsay has appeared with Gwen Stefani in the 2003 Super Bowl halftime show, she’s danced with Bow Wow on Nickelodeon’s All That, performed in commercials for Land Rover and Samsung and been featured in numerous music videos for acts such as Baha Men, S Club 7, Bilal featuring Dr. Dre, and most recently, Big and Rich. Lindsay is currently majoring in Deaf Studies at California State University at Northridge and choreographs competition routines for a local hearing impared cheerleading squad. Right now you can see Lindsay on the court at the STAPLES Center whenever the Los Angeles Clippers are playing. This is her second season on the L.A Clipper Spirit Dance Team and she loves every minute of it.

Renee feels like she's grown up as Denver Bronco's cheerleader, having first started on the squad at the age of 18. Six years later, Renee is not only the captain of the squad but believes that "being on the squad really has helped me develop as a person. As a professional cheerleader you find yourself constantly out in the community, interacting with people and the media, and doing charity work," like when the Colorado native traveled to Washington D.C. to visit injured troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. "Having all these experience has really built my confidence and sense of self." Renee has also begun modeling and has traveled to Hong Kong in 2000 to perform in the Chinese New Year parade and was selected to go to Mexico City as a NFL representative to promote the Super Bowl to NFL Mexico. Before joining the Bronco's, Renee cheered on both her high school and college squads. Renee's family is her greatest inspiration (her mother was on the original Bronco's cheerleading squad) and she has a considerable soft spot in her heart for her three-year-old Golden Retriever, Huebert Tucker Monroe (Huey).

Traci's outlook on life was formed by two very different locales, growing up in the South Bronx and summer's spent in Talladega, Alabama. This resulted in a tough street smart girl with a sweet, funny demeanor. The desire to entertain has always been in Traci's blood. She inherited it from her mom. At an early age Ms. Swain took Traci to the Mary Bruce Dance School in Harlem where she excelled in class and had her first performance at the famous Apollo Theater. Traci went on to audition and was accepted into the world-renowned NYC High School of Performing Arts (made famous by the movie Fame). With the skills gained at school, Traci turned her love for dance into a career. For three years Traci electrified the fans at Madison Square Garden as a dancer/cheerleader for the New York Knicks. Traci's years of discipline and training has kept her focused and fit. You may also have seen Traci in numerous videos with artists such as Britney Spears, George Michael, Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliot as well as in several sketches on Saturday Night Live. Traci has recently moved over to the acting world. She's currently preparing for a co-starring role on UPN's "Half & Half".

When Candice Jones moved to Denver after spending six months teaching English in Thailand, she called on her considerable background in dance (including a two year stint on the National Champion Cougarettes, Brigham Young University's dance team and time spent a soloist with Brigham Young University's Theatre Ballet) to audition for the Denver Broncos Cheerleaders. "I was thrilled when I was chosen," Candice reports, "partly because I just LOVE to dance and partly because of how involved the Broncos organization is with the community." Every week, Candice and other members of the squad meet with teenagers from the Boys and Girls Club teaching them healthily lifestyle habits (like exercise and good nutrition) and dance. Now in her second year with the Broncos and one of four co-captains for the squad, Candice also credits cheer and dance with giving her discipline and great time management skills. And she needs them, in addition to performing at games, Candice also teaches dance at a Denver studio and has a full-time job at an Arts Management company. On her down time Candice likes to go travel, go sky diving and, occasionally, cage diving with great white sharks.