The Baltimore Ravens Cheerleaders are a

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and dance squad for the

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of the

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. Along with the Seattle Seahawks Dancers, the Tennessee Titans Cheerleaders and the Washington Commanders' Command Force, the Ravens squad is a co-ed squad, with the female cheerleaders doing various dance moves, and the males working on stunts, as in traditional

. The group was founded in 1998, and currently consists of 48 members (20 stunt team performers and 28 dancers). The squad performs at the Ravens home stadium

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. The squad's director is Tina Galdieri, who cheered at the

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in Atlanta, as well as the

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's (later

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)

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, and also led the

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's cheerleading squad to a national championship in 1999. The squad also has a "Lil Ravens" summer program, and unlike the other squads, boys also are permitted to join. The group makes various appearances at parties and corporate functions throughout the year. The female members of the squad also has a swimsuit calendar, with their 2012 calendar taking place in the Bahamas. The squad currently has 31 female members. The Baltimore Ravens also have a promotional squad known as, The Baltimore Ravens Playmakers. The group also makes various appearances throughout the Baltimore and surrounding areas where they raffle off tickets to an M&T Bank Stadium exclusive area known as The Flite Deck. The squad is present at all home games. The squad currently has 18 female members. The squad also trains at the Maryland Twisters, an All Star Cheerleading gym in Hanover, Maryland, on Tuesday and Thursday nights.

Notable members

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* {{NFL Cheerleaders Baltimore Ravens National Football League cheerleading squads Performing groups established in 1998 1998 establishments in Maryland History of women in Maryland