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Photos: 2017 Detroit Lions cheerleaders tryouts

(L to R) Tara and Megan take a selfie on Megan's iPhone in-between cheerleading auditions at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
(L to R) Tara and Megan take a selfie on Megan's iPhone in-between cheerleading auditions at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
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Judges watch and take notes during the freestyle dance portion of the audition process for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheer team at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
Judges watch and take notes during the freestyle dance portion of the audition process for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheer team at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
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Diana Ebiware, 32, of Farmington Hills meditates before heading out to compete in the freestyle dance portion of the audition process for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheerleaders at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
Diana Ebiware, 32, of Farmington Hills meditates before heading out to compete in the freestyle dance portion of the audition process for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheerleaders at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
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(Middle) Chelsey #597 warms up with other cheerleaders backstage during the audition process for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheerleaders at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
(Middle) Chelsey #597 warms up with other cheerleaders backstage during the audition process for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheerleaders at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
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Cheerleader hopefuls dance in the freestyle dance portion during the audition process for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheer squad inside the at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
Cheerleader hopefuls dance in the freestyle dance portion during the audition process for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheer squad inside the at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
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Cheerleader hopefuls dance in the freestyle dance portion during the audition process for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheer squad inside the at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
Cheerleader hopefuls dance in the freestyle dance portion during the audition process for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheer squad inside the at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
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Jenna talks with members of the media about the cheerleading competition process for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheerleaders at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
Jenna talks with members of the media about the cheerleading competition process for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheerleaders at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
Eric Seals/Detroit Free Press
Cheerleader hopefuls dance in the freestyle dance portion during the audition process for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheer squad inside the at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
Cheerleader hopefuls dance in the freestyle dance portion during the audition process for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheer squad inside the at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
Eric Seals/Detroit Free Press
Cheerleaders competing for a spot on the 2017 Detroit Lions' cheer squad pray backstage after the first round of tryouts at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
Cheerleaders competing for a spot on the 2017 Detroit Lions' cheer squad pray backstage after the first round of tryouts at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
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Women listen to opening remarks from Rebecca Smoker, the director of the Detroit Lions cheerleaders, before she started the audition process for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheerleaders at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
Women listen to opening remarks from Rebecca Smoker, the director of the Detroit Lions cheerleaders, before she started the audition process for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheerleaders at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
Eric Seals/Detroit Free Press
Women listen to opening remarks from Rebecca Smoker, the director of the Detroit Lions cheerleaders, before she started the audition process for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheerleaders at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
Women listen to opening remarks from Rebecca Smoker, the director of the Detroit Lions cheerleaders, before she started the audition process for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheerleaders at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
Eric Seals/Detroit Free Press
Cheerleader hopefuls wait backstage for their turn to perform in the freestyle dance portion of the audition process for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheerleaders at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
Cheerleader hopefuls wait backstage for their turn to perform in the freestyle dance portion of the audition process for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheerleaders at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
Eric Seals/Detroit Free Press
Women wait in line to register to audition for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheer team at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
Women wait in line to register to audition for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheer team at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
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Women wait in line to register to audition for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheer team at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
Women wait in line to register to audition for the 2017 Detroit Lions cheer team at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
Eric Seals/Detroit Free Press