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Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders

Dancers, performers and community ambassadors, the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders have represented the team on the U.S. Bank Stadium sideline and across Minnesota since 1984. Here is an honest guide to what the program does, how auditions work, and where to find the team's own current roster.

Squad & Official Roster Auditions Guide

Program Snapshot

Established: 1984
Role: Sideline entertainment, community ambassadors
Home venue: U.S. Bank Stadium
Type: Part-time performance role during the NFL season
Also runs: Junior Cheer program, Master Class events, alumni network

Founding year and program structure per the official Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders site and published team history. This independent fan site is not affiliated with the team.

What the Program Does

The Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders are a squad of adult dancers and performers who represent the team at home games and throughout the community. The program is run and staffed directly by the Vikings organization, not by this independent site.

Game Day Performances

The squad performs on the sideline and concourse at U.S. Bank Stadium during Minnesota home games throughout the season.

Annual Auditions

A new squad is selected each year through a multi-round process open to adults, described in full further down this page.

Community & Charity Work

Members make appearances at community, charity and youth events across Minnesota outside of game days.

Junior Cheer & Master Class

The program also runs youth Junior Cheer divisions and Master Class instructional events for young fans.

History

A dated look at how the program came together, drawn from published team and news history rather than assumption.

Before 1984
Local high school drill and dance groups performed for the Vikings before the team ran its own dedicated cheerleading squad.
1984
The Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders are established as the team's own official squad.
2001
The squad begins publishing an annual calendar, a tradition that has continued in the decades since.
2025
The program includes male dancers for the first time, a change reported widely in national sports and entertainment media.
Today
The Vikings Cheerleaders continue to perform at every home game and represent the team at events across Minnesota. This independent site does not have a verified, up-to-the-week roster; see the official squad roster below.

Sources: the official Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders site (vikings.com/cheerleaders) and published team history. Some finer details, such as exact founding-season records, are not independently verifiable by this site and are stated in general terms above.

Auditions

Auditions are run and administered directly by the Vikings organization, not by this fan site. Requirements and dates below are pulled from the official team site and apply to the most recently published audition cycle; always confirm current details there before applying.

Eligibility

Candidates must be adults (18 or older) by the date specified for that year's audition cycle.
Prior dance training and experience is required.
Applicants must submit an official application and waiver, pay an audition fee, and be able to attend every stage of the process.
Selected members take on a part-time role: weekly practices plus gameday performances during the season.

How the Process Runs

Stage 1Virtual submission window, where candidates apply online.
Stage 2An optional in-person or virtual workshop to prepare candidates ahead of live rounds.
Stage 3In-person semi-final auditions.
Stage 4Finalist interviews.
Stage 5A short training camp for remaining finalists.
Stage 6Dress rehearsal and final auditions, traditionally held in public at the Mall of America Rotunda, followed by the team announcement.

Eligibility and process details reflect the audition structure published on the official Vikings Cheerleaders auditions page for the most recently announced cycle. Specific calendar dates change every year, so this page intentionally describes the stages rather than repeating dates that may already be out of date by the time you read this — check the official page above for the current year's schedule.

Community Involvement

Beyond game days, the squad's public appearances run through the team's own community and outreach programs.

Charity Events

Appearances at charitable functions, including collaborations such as Make-A-Wish visits.

Military Tours

The program has a history of goodwill visits supporting military members and their families.

Junior Cheer & Master Class

Youth divisions and instructional Master Class sessions connect the squad with young fans and aspiring dancers.

Alumni Network

Former members stay connected through an alumni program, with past members also representing the team at the NFL Pro Bowl.

Program details per the official Vikings Cheerleaders site. For one notable public appearance connected to the squad, see the Lizzo and Minnesota Vikings connection explained.

Squad Directory

This independent fan site does not publish a directory of current squad members. We have no licensed photography of the cheerleaders and no way to independently verify an accurate, current, member-by-member roster within this guide — so rather than guess or reuse placeholder names, we are pointing you straight to the team's own listing.

The current roster, along with official headshots and bios where the team publishes them, lives on the Vikings' own site and is kept current by the organization that actually manages the squad.

Why no names or photos here: Squad rosters turn over every audition cycle. Publishing names, photos or biographical details we cannot verify from the team itself risks getting real people's information wrong — something we treat as a hard line, not a style choice.

View the Official Squad Roster

1984 Year the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders were established as the team's own squad.

Annual New squads are selected through open auditions roughly once a year.

18+ Minimum age to audition, per the official audition requirements.

Official Information

For anything current — the active roster, appearance schedules, and this year's exact audition dates — go straight to the team's own pages, not this independent site.

Official Squad Roster Opens externally

The Vikings' own cheerleaders hub, including the current roster, photos and bios as published by the team.

Visit vikings.com/cheerleaders

Official Audition Details Opens externally

Current-year eligibility rules, the application fee, and the exact dates for each audition round.

Visit vikings.com/cheerleaders/auditions

Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders