Dancing with the Sparks

Not one but two Pomona women were the focus of Sandy Banks' LA Times column Tuesday about auditions for the Ole Skool Crew, the WNBA Los Angeles Sparks' over-40 cheerleading squad.

Arlene Medina, 63, "dances nonstop at Pomona's concerts in the park" -- surely this can't mean the community band, can it? -- and Elaine Gallegos, 47, is a meter reader who grew up dancing to Motown tunes.

The tryouts were previewed in our paper Sunday by my colleague (and RC Now blogger) Wendy Leung.