Michelle_Williams's Blog

The Eagles Cheerleaders are receiving a warm welcome here in Tulum, Mexico.  First though, their day started with a 3 hour rehearsal!  It was only scheduled for 2 hours but leave it to talented but tough coreogrpaher Suzy Zucker to work them an extra hour!  I didn´t any girls complain though!  It was actually the first time the squad practiced together since the brand new team was announced.  The 2007 team is made up of 19 veterans and 19 rookies.  They all say this trip is a great chance to get to know each other.  In the afternoon the ladies hit the pool and took on the hotel guests in a game of pool volleyball.   Then, the reason we are all here - eight ladies took turns in front of the camera for their calendar closeups.  There are a team of photographers, fashion consultants, makeup artists and hair stylists on location to perfect every image.   But even the most thought-out shoots can change at the last minute.  At one point a complete costume change was made on location!  All of today´s photos were shot on the hotel grounds.  Mexican murals, grass huts and pristine beaches provide the perfect backdrop.  There´s an advantage to shooting on the first day - girls who shot today say they´re relieved they don´t have to worry about what they eat for the rest of the week!  Tomorrow the plan calls for more beach time.  The first makeup session begins at 4:30am!!!  The cheerleaders and photographers want to be on the beach by 6am to catch the sunrise!  We will be there and promise to bring you all the photo shoot details from Mexico!

Check my blog for updates on the cheerleader´s calendar photo shoot every day this week and watch Fox 29 News at 10pm Sunday May 13th for my first report.