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This is the second year of performances for the Manatees. The Mermaids have been performing since 2004.
Thanks to vice president Sean Flynn’s idea that dancing fat men between innings would be a good idea, the Manatees have become an overnight hit. “The attention that these guys receive is unbelievable,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login,” Flynn said. “I don’t think anybody in the organization expected the media frenzy that these guys had from the beginning – even before the auditions.”
For the Manatees is about following the beat but more about entertaining the crowd. Manatees have to love entertaining the crowd and getting them pumped up. “You have to be enthusiastic,” said Mr. Mantastic. “It’s not even so much about how well you dance; it’s about your personality. Have fun.”
“It’s about 70 percent personality, 30 percent dance technique and dance ability,” Martinez-Huff said.
All 21 Manatees were selected. “You have to be a huge Marlins fan, obviously,” Mr. Mantastic said.
Tryouts for the Manatees,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, on the other hand, were a different scene where 21 overweight,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, diehard guys with little or no dancing experience showed off their rotund figures and played around free styling the afternoon away. “Big people can move to,” said Tiny, who weighs 400 pounds and is the biggest Manatee of the group. “It’s not all about the skinny people.”
Thirty-seven finalists were selected and will head off to a one-week boot camp soon. At camp, the girls will have to learn several new dances a day and work hard to win the vote for a group of 25 who will be selected at a ceremony being held in Hollywood, Florida.
Even the best Mermaids from last season have to try out again. “There’s a lot of competition going on here,” returning Mermaid Glenda commented. “We never know who’s going to get picked. There were a lot of pretty girls here. A lot who can dance.”
Choreographer Vanessa Martinez-Huff was on hand to put the group through difficult dance moves that had to be learned quickly and then performed in front of a panel of judges. “When you’re here, everybody’s looking at you and there’s so much pressure on you,” said Stephanie Hernandez, who was one of the lucky women selected.
For the Mermaids, over 100 women showed up with dance shoes on,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, smiling faces and eager petite figures ready to dance their way into being chosen for the 2009 season. The dance routines were not easy by a long shot but those who could keep up with the choreographed steps the best were rewarded with a pass thru to the next level of tryouts, or should we say eliminations.
When you think of a mermaid, you’ve got it right? Well, actually, when you think of a manatee, you’ve got that right too. Recent dance auditions and tryouts made for a challenging and playful mix for those who came to Miami in hopes of joining the Florida Marlins cheerleading squad and pep boys and there was no shortage of interest.
Florida Marlins Tickets - Manatees and Mermaids in Miami