Dancers audition for the Braves' Tomahawk Team

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Dancers audition for the Braves' Tomahawk Team

Dancers audition for the Braves' Tomahawk Team

Nicole Bell dances for the judges.

Lindsey Elledge (left) square dances with her partner Stephanie Higgins.

Eight participants dance for the judges on the first day of open auditions for the Atlanta Braves popular Tomahawk Team at Turner Field in Atlanta on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Fifty-six hopefuls attended Tuesday but the Braves staff are expecting about another hundred more to show up as auditions continue on Wednesday for four to six girls needed to fill slots to complete the team of 12-14.

Breona Jenkins fixes her makeup before the auditions.

Shae McDonald (wearing No. 10) focuses as she learns a dance routine.

Current team member Aria Thompson(right) demonstrates a dance.

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Nicole Bell dances for the judges.

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