\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIsabelle Vigil, a University of New Mexico graduate and longtime dancer, has earned a spot on the Seattle Seahawks dance team, fulfilling a dream years in the making.\u201cI\u2019ve been interested in dance my whole life,\u201d Vigil said. \u201cI didn\u2019t start actually dancing until I was 11.\u201d She trained at Triple Threat Performing Arts before joining Albuquerque Dance Collaborative and later dancing for the UNM Lobo dance team throughout college. Vigil said her interest in the Seahawks began after attending a dance convention where she met members of the organization. \u201cThey just immediately had this energy about them,\u201d she said. \u201cThey were very classy and kind, and they were all super encouraging.\u201d That impression stayed with her, and when it came time to audition for a professional team, Vigil said Seattle was the clear choice. The audition process included multiple rounds: a solo submission, a choreography video round, and finally an in-person finals event at Lumen Field. \u201cI completely blacked out,\u201d Vigil said. \u201cI remember holding my pom-poms and thinking, \u2018There\u2019s no way this is real right now.\u2019\u201d Now, after orientation, Vigil is preparing to begin practices later this month as the team gets ready for preseason. \u201cThat\u2019s one of the big things that drew me to Seattle,\u201d Vigil said. \u201cSeahawks is a very dedicated, very loving fan culture.\u201d Vigil is also one of three UNM dancers to make NFL teams this year, something she said reflects the strength of the Lobos program. \u201cI think it just reflects that the UNM dance team are athletes,\u201d she said. \u201cWe deserve to be respected the way that all athletes are respected.\u201d For young dancers in New Mexico, Vigil hopes her story sends a message that where you come from does not limit what you can achieve. \u201cAs long as you have the dedication and the hunger and the passion for it, you can really do anything,\u201d she said.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Isabelle Vigil, a University of New Mexico graduate and longtime dancer, has earned a spot on the Seattle Seahawks dance team, fulfilling a dream years in the making.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been interested in dance my whole life,\u201d Vigil said. \u201cI didn\u2019t start actually dancing until I was 11.\u201d <\/p>\n
She trained at Triple Threat Performing Arts before joining Albuquerque Dance Collaborative and later dancing for the UNM Lobo dance team throughout college. <\/p>\n
Vigil said her interest in the Seahawks began after attending a dance convention where she met members of the organization. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey just immediately had this energy about them,\u201d she said. \u201cThey were very classy and kind, and they were all super encouraging.\u201d <\/p>\n
That impression stayed with her, and when it came time to audition for a professional team, Vigil said Seattle was the clear choice. <\/p>\n
The audition process included multiple rounds: a solo submission, a choreography video round, and finally an in-person finals event at Lumen Field. <\/p>\n
\u201cI completely blacked out,\u201d Vigil said. \u201cI remember holding my pom-poms and thinking, \u2018There\u2019s no way this is real right now.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n
Now, after orientation, Vigil is preparing to begin practices later this month as the team gets ready for preseason. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s one of the big things that drew me to Seattle,\u201d Vigil said. \u201cSeahawks is a very dedicated, very loving fan culture.\u201d <\/p>\n
Vigil is also one of three UNM dancers to make NFL teams this year, something she said reflects the strength of the Lobos program. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think it just reflects that the UNM dance team are athletes,\u201d she said. \u201cWe deserve to be respected the way that all athletes are respected.\u201d <\/p>\n
For young dancers in New Mexico, Vigil hopes her story sends a message that where you come from does not limit what you can achieve. <\/p>\n
\u201cAs long as you have the dedication and the hunger and the passion for it, you can really do anything,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Isabelle Vigil, a University of New Mexico graduate and longtime dancer, has earned a spot on the Seattle…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":881006,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2081],"tags":[119058,10892,119066,25185,119069,119067,318,119059,119063,7,5353,119060,119065,988,119061,6,93626,238,237,261,2635,119068,119064,119062,2758],"class_list":["post-881005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-seattle-seahawks","tag-albuquerque","tag-athlete","tag-audition-process","tag-cheerleading","tag-choreography-video-round","tag-clear-choice","tag-college","tag-dance-team","tag-dream-year","tag-football","tag-interest","tag-isabel-vigil","tag-multiple-round","tag-new-mexico","tag-new-mexico-graduate","tag-nfl","tag-professional-team","tag-seahawks","tag-seattle","tag-seattle-seahawks","tag-seattleseahawks","tag-solo-submission","tag-unm-graduate","tag-unm-lobo-dance-team","tag-way"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116508579822046505","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=881005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/881006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=881005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=881005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=881005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}