The Tennessee Titans Cheerleaders will show their support for our troops with three separate trips overseas.

Six Titans cheerleaders, who rehearsed final details of their MWR tour performance Wednesday night at the Nashville Athletic Club,  departed Nashville Friday to visit troops in Kuwait for a week.  The cheerleaders will be performing a one-hour show at five different military bases with a demanding schedule.

In addition, other military trips will include two Titans cheerleaders joining a group of NFL cheerleaders traveling to Diego Garcia and Singapore at the end of January for a seven-day trip. In addition, Titans Pro Bowl Cheerleader, Brooke, will be visiting troops in Guam for a week, departing from Hawaii on January 31 after the Pro Bowl.

“We are incredibly honored to be able to see tens of thousands of members of our U.S. Military stationed abroad over the next month,” said Stacie Kinder, Titans Director of Cheerleading.  “These men and women are the real heroes of our country and to be able to bring them a little bit of ‘home’ when they are missing their loved ones is so meaningful for all of us.   We are very familiar with Fort Campbell and have enjoyed our visits on base, so we know we have a lot of Titans fans over there that will be thrilled to see their favorite cheerleaders from various teams.  Preparing for these trips has been a great deal of work, but it’s been worth every minute, knowing who we will be entertaining.”

The Tennessee Titans begin their search for the 2011 Titans Cheerleading Squad -- presented by Sun Tan City -- on May 15 and ask fans to mark their calendars for the final competition on May 31 at the Wildhorse Saloon.

“This is an in-depth selection process to select the squad of women that will represent the team on game day and in the community for the 2011 season,” said Titans Cheerleader Director Stacie Kinder.  “It’s not an easy process to make it to the finals, but we pride ourselves on selecting the best 26 women each year.”

The audition process will begin with an optional Pre-Audition Workshop on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at the Nashville Athletic Club (5035 Harding Place, Nashville, TN 37211) where participants can choose from a 3-4:30 p.m. or 5-6:30 p.m. time slot.

Preliminary tryouts will be held on May 15 at Baptist Sports Park at 12:45 p.m.

The workshop will be conducted by Kinder, who will cover what to expect during the upcoming audition process, valuable information regarding judging requirements, recommendations to help improve audition scores and sample choreography.  The information is invaluable for new candidates in being prepared for the audition.  The workshop is $35 and is scheduled to sellout as space is limited to a total of 100 (50 candidates in each workshop).  Early online registration is highly recommended at www.titansonline.com.  Note:  There will be walk-in registration at the door if space is still available.

The Preliminary tryouts will be held on May 15 at Baptist Sports Park at 12:45 p.m.  Early registration is $15 and highly recommended at www.titansonline.com or $20 at the door.  At the conclusion of the preliminary tryouts, the group will be reduced to a final pool of 50 candidates that will be trimmed to the final squad of 26.

The audition process concludes with the finals on Tuesday, May 31 at the Wildhorse Saloon at 7 p.m.   The Titans encourage fans to save the date for the big show and support their selection of the 2011 squad.   Tickets will go on sale May 1 at the Titans Ticket Office. Fans may call 615.565.4172 for more information.

Requirements

Cheerleading candidates must be 18 years of age by April 15; a high school graduate by May 30; dance experience recommended; available to travel for one week in June, July or August; available for rehearsal throughout the summer and available for all 2011 home Titans games at LP Field during the 2011 season.