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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Spotlight on Style Pro Tessa Caccavallo

TESSA CACCAVALLO
Phone: 1-877-97-GO-AKD x719
Email: tessa@gowildwear.com
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Territory: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio

Background:

  • Indianapolis Colts Cheerleader, Captain, Choreographer 2 yrs
  • NFL Pro Bowl Cheerleader
  • Indiana Pacers "Pacemates" Dancer 3 yrs
  • Evansville BlueCats Arena Football, Choreographer, Coach and Performer
  • Minor League Baseball Choreographer, Coach and Performer
  • Betties & Belles Performance Troupe, Manager & Founder
  • Former Colts Cheerleader Training Program Director 
  • Going Pro Entertainment, Choreographer & Consultant
  • Academy of Dance Arts, Dance Instructor 
  • University of Kentucky, UK Dance Ensemble
  • University of Southern Indiana, Major in Public Relations, Minor in Psychology

ABOUT TESSA CACCAVALLO:
Tessa Caccavallo joins Angela King Designs as the Style Pro for the Great Lakes Region. Tessa brings with her great experience as a performer, choreographer and director. 

Tessa moved to Indianapolis from Kentucky in 2006 to pursue her dream of becoming a NBA dancer for the Indiana Pacers. Prior to joining the Pacemates, Tessa danced, choreographed and coached for an arena football team and a minor league baseball team. For one season, she performed at the University of Kentucky before eventually earning a degree at the University of Southern Indiana.

After dancing with the Pacers for three seasons, Tessa achieved the ultimate goal of dancing for a second professional team and league, becoming an Indianapolis Colts Cheerleader. She danced on the sidelines at Superbowl XLIV, performing with Gretchen Wilson and Cheap Trick. Tessa served as a squad captain her second year. She received accolades as a performer for Armed Forces Entertainment in Japan, representing the NFL in Mexico City and was voted Pro Bowl Cheerleader by her teammates.

Tessa has been featured in Maxim, SI.com, NFL.com and many other online and print publications. Since retiring in 2011, Tessa remains active with professional organizations. She has choreographed numerous routines for the Colts Cheerleaders and helped develop the first ever Indianapolis Colts Cheerleaders Training Program, which provided coaching and mentoring for aspiring NFL Cheerleaders. She serves as an audition consultant for Going Pro Entertainment and teaches dance classes at the Academy of Dance Arts in Fishers, IN. Recently she founded Betties & Belles, a performance troupe in Indianapolis. Tessa is a proud mother and wife. Welcome Tessa!

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