European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Galax ettes strike poses daring a meeting with the press w Frankfurt. Cheerleaders Are coming by Ron Mckinney staff writer in two weeks Kerry Lynn and friends evil the introducing Germany to a Small piece of american pie,.-. A a. A a a a a a a a a Quot a a a a a a a a but will the germans bite Lynn will be heading the cheer leading squad when the world league of american football kicks off with the Frankfurt Galaxy s Home opener on March 23. It will be a Challenge to get germans to accept american football. The germans already have their game of football a a sport americans Call soccer. They also have a minor league version of the game with the German american football league. Lynn faces a different Challenge she must get germans to accept an element of football new to Europe. Lynn a choreographer who hails from san Francisco is the entertainment director for the Galaxy. One of her first duties was to find a group of american and european girls to create Home Field enthusiasm with organized cheers and dance routines. Shakin pompous and doing the splits. Americans Call them cheerleaders. Germans won t be quite so sure what to Call them. Cheerleaders Are to German sports As world cup championships Are to american soccer. Unheard of. Galaxy cheerleader Anja Kuch 25, said the Quot old fashioned Quot germans May not be Quick to accept something they Don t understand. But Lynn who once worked with the Tampa Bay bandits of the defunct Usel believes the Galaxy fans will react warmly to the prancing Galax ettes. Quot this is a different style of dancing than they be Ever seen before except maybe on mtg. It s new. It s fresh. It s exciting. It s fun Quot gushed Lynn during a meeting with the press. Nicole Krause who turns 21 next week has been cheer leading for the Dusseldorf panthers of the Cerman american football league for three years. At her Job she is requested to list her personal hobbies to know her better. The attractive Brunette places Quot cheerleader Quot at the top of the list. Quot they say what s that they Don t know what a cheerleader is Quot Krause said. Lynn plans to make the German fans very aware of what a cheerleader is when the Frankfurt Galaxy plays from left americans Rebecca Davis Janice Oliver and Kerry Lynn will try to inspire the Galaxy As Well As the fans. A amps Jim de Helm Host to the London monarchs. The cheerleaders will be wearing Long sleeve purple tops with midriffs showing and purple skirts with Orange trim a the. Official color of the Frankfurt Galaxy. Lynn helped ensure that the cheerleaders will be noticed by the crowd by selecting Rebecca Davis. Davis an american teen Ager from Stuttgart with an infectious enthusiasm has her own ideas on How to get German acceptance. Quot if i have to go up to the stands and pull them out yes they will accept us Quot Davis warned flashing her Catchy smile. Davis 17, a been attempting cartwheels on the sidelines of wrestling matches since she was a Butte Mont High school Mascot As a toddler. She was a High school football cheerleader at bad Kreuz Nach where a drama instructor suggested she try out for the Galaxy squad. She said the instructor told her that she has a  Many Olaf players Hope to make their presence known to the nil and at least one american cheerleader has similar aspirations. Jamie Oliver a military dog handler with the 6th my co at Munster army depot Germany has been a football basketball and wrestling cheerleader since the eighth Grade she was also a cheerleader for one. Year at Eastern Washington University. Oliver was the head cheerleader when the a amps Jim Durham Darmstadt diamonds a German american football team battled the russian National team before a predominantly German crowd of several Hundred last october. If that experience cheer leading before a German crowd is any indication the Galax ettes May be a big Success. Quot at first they did t know what we were doing they were very apprehensive Quot Oliver said of the crowd at the Darmstadt game. But once the crowd realized that the sideline at Tion was part of the game  cheering As loudly for the hits on the sidelines As it did for the hits on the Field. A. Quot every time we had a cheer that clapped they clapped with us Quot said Oliver. And if Oliver can get the crowd Dapping to her beat she May be following some of the More fortunate players to the capital of pro football. Quot nil Here i come Quot she exclaimed the Home schedules lot the three european teams a Barcelona dragons a new York 7 p m March 24 Orlando 7pm april 14. Birmingham 8 pm. May 4, san Antonio 8pm May 11 Frankfurt 3 p m. May 19 Frankfurt Galaxy a London 8 p a March 23 Raleigh Durham. 8 p in april 20 Montreal 8 p m. April 27, Birmingham 7pm May 12 Sacramento 8 p m May 25 London monarchs a new York 7pm March 31. Orlando 8 p m Agni 6 Montreal 7 p m. April 20. Raleigh Durham 6pm april 28, Barcelona 6 pm. May27. Games will be televised on the eur Sporl Cable and satellite Channel March 7, 7997 stripes Magazine 3