Thanks for helping us Choose the CheckMates! Here is the final 2018-19 team:
Megan
Hometown: Newton, NCCollege: UNCC
Job: Paralegal
Dance/cheer experience: 22 years
Favorite sports team: Carolina Panthers
First job: Assistant dance instructor
Favorite emoji: ?
Go-to karaoke song: I will survive
Last Netflix show: White Collar
Dream vacation: Barcelona
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Iryna
Hometown: Odessa, UkraineCollege: UNCC
Job: Business development specialist
Dance/cheer experience: 10 years
Favorite sports team: Charlotte Checkers
First job: Cashier at Cookout
Favorite emoji: ?
Go-to karaoke song: Gold Digger by Kanye West
Last Netflix show: The Office
Dream vacation: Greece
Cats or dogs: Cats
Alexandra
Hometown: Frisco, TXCollege: University of North Texas
Job: Certified child life specialist
Dance/cheer experience: 10+ years
Favorite sports team: Dallas Cowboys
First job: Nanny
Favorite emoji: ?
Go-to karaoke song: I wanna dance with somebody
Last Netflix show: Last Chance U
Dream vacation: Bali
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Cassie
Hometown: Claremont, NCCollege: Catawba Valley Community College
Job: Nanny
Dance/cheer experience: 15 years competition dance, 2 years teaching
Favorite sports team: North Carolina Tar Heels
First job: Dance Teacher
Favorite emoji: ?
Go-to karaoke song: No Hands
Last Netflix show: Glee
Dream vacation: Bora Bora
Cats or dogs: Cats
Cayla
Hometown: Anchorage, AKCollege: Virginia Union University
Job: Assistant property manager and online boutique owner
Dance/cheer experience: 20+ years
Favorite sports team: Charlotte Checkers
First job: Starbucks
Favorite emoji: ?
Go-to karaoke song: Put your Records On by Corinne Bailey Rae
Last Netflix show: Miss Congeniality
Dream vacation: Hawaii with my boyfriend
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Holly
Hometown: Mt. Airy, NCCollege: UCF
Job: Office administrator
Dance/cheer experience: Since 2nd grade
Favorite sports team: Charlotte Checkers and Carolina Panthers
First job: Server
Favorite emoji: ?
Go-to karaoke song: Baby Got Back by Sir Mix-a-Lot
Last Netflix show: Tom Segura's stand up
Dream vacation: Italy
Cats or dogs: Cats
Courtney
Hometown: Charlotte, NCCollege: UNCC
Job: PR and marketing
Favorite sports team: Charlotte Checkers
First job: Dance teacher
Favorite emoji: ?
Go-to karaoke song: Don't Stop Believin
Last Netflix show: Riverdale
Dream vacation: Amalfi Coast
Cats or dogs: Pups
Gabrielle
Hometown: Mount Holly, NCCollege: UNCC
Job: Would like to be a dentist
Dance/cheer experience: Since I was 4
Favorite sports team: Charlotte Checkers
First job: Waitress
Favorite emoji: ?
Go-to karaoke song: In My Feelings
Last Netflix show: Grey's Anatomy
Dream vacation: Alaska
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Kristen
Hometown: Charlotte by way of Princeton, WVCollege: Virginia Tech undergrad, now at Liberty
Job: Dance teacher
Dance/cheer experience: 17 years
Favorite sports team: Virginia Tech football
First job: Waitress
Favorite emoji: ?
Go-to karaoke song: Man, I Feel Like a Woman
Last Netflix show: Friends
Dream vacation: Figi
Cats or dogs: Cats
Jessica
Hometown: Germanton, NCCollege: UNCC
Job: Manager at a pilates studio
Dance/cheer experience: 19 years
Favorite sports team: Charlotte Checkers
First job: Dance teacher
Favorite emoji: ?
Go-to karaoke song: It's All Coming Back by Celine Dion
Last Netflix show: Shameless
Dream vacation: Greece
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Taysia
Hometown: Latta, SCCollege: Winthrop
Job: Conselor, Meal prep business owner, dance teacher
Dance/cheer experience: 8 years
Favorite sports team: Carolina Panthers
First job: Cashier at McDonald's
Favorite emoji: ??♀️️
Go-to karaoke song: Anything by Anita Baker or Whitney Houston
Last Netflix show: Luke Cage
Dream vacation: Dubai
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Erica
Hometown: Richmond, VACollege: Virginia State University
Job: Social media specialist
Dance/cheer experience: 8 years
Favorite sports team: VSU Trojans
First job: Children's clothing store
Favorite emoji: ?️️
Go-to karaoke song: Say My Name by Destiny's Child
Last Netflix show: Bill Nye the Science Guy
Dream vacation: Bora Bora
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Paulina
Hometown: Woodbridge, VACollege: James Madison University
Job: Account manager
Dance/cheer experience: 10 years dance, 14 years skating
Favorite sports team: JMU football and Charlotte Checkers
First job: Figure skating coach
Favorite emoji: ?️️
Go-to karaoke song: Oops I Did it Again by Britney Spears
Last Netflix show: The Arrow
Dream vacation: Croatia
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Kelsea
Hometown: Concord, NCJob: Nanny
Dance/cheer experience: Since I was 5
Favorite sports team: New England Patriots
First job: Hostess at Texas Roadhouse
Favorite emoji: ?️️
Go-to karaoke song: Me Too by Meghan Trainor
Last Netflix show: Once Upon a Time
Dream vacation: Bora Bora
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Lena
Hometown: Clifton Park, NYCollege: ECU and Lenoir-Rhyne University
Job: Occupational therapist
Dance/cheer experience: 22 years
Favorite sports team: New York Yankees
First job: Sales associate
Favorite emoji: ?️️
Go-to karaoke song: Everybody by Backstreet Boys
Last Netflix show: Dynasty
Dream vacation: Greece
Cats or dogs: Cats
