Author: Andre
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Spirit Sports: Steel City Classic 2010
Spirit Sports Steel City Classic took place on November 20th in Pittsburgh, PA. This event had 25 AllStar Cheer, 1 Exhibition Cheer, and 8 AllStar Dance teams compete. Spirit Sports 1 Day Event Page The event had 25 AllStar Cheer Teams in 14 Divisions for an average of 1.79 teams per division and 8 AllStar…
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United Cheer: South Texas State Championship 2010
United Cheer South Texas State Championship took place on December 12th in Katy, TX. This event had 42 AllStar Cheer, 12 Traditional Cheer, and 7 AllStar Dance teams compete. Event Page The event had 42 All*Star Cheer Teams in 16 Divisions for an average of 2.63 teams per division. All*Star Cheer By Level Level 1…
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JAMfest: The Big City Jam 2010
JAMfest The Big City Jam took place on November 20th in Atlanta, GA. This event had 71 AllStar Cheer, 13 Traditional Cheer, 3 Exhibition Cheer (including 2 Special Needs), 4 AllStar Dance, and 3 Traditional Dance. This event was a qualifier for US Finals. Paid Bids were awarded to: Henry County Bulldogs “Force” (Senior Recreational…
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Mardi Gras: Jester Jubilation 2010
Mardi Gras Jester Jubilation took place on December 11th in Charlotte, NC. This event had 56 All*Star Cheer and 1 Special Needs Exhibition Cheer teams compete. Event Page The event had 56 All*Star Cheer Teams in 18 Divisions for an average of 3.11 teams per division. All*Star Cheer By Level Level 1 – 19 Teams…
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Athletic Championships: Atlantic City 2010
Athletic Championships Atlantic City took place on December 11-12 in Atlantic City, NJ. This event had 53 All*Star Cheer, 2 Exhibition Cheer, and 1 Traditional Dance teams compete. This event was a qualifier for the International All Levels Championship. Paid Bids were awarded to: Central Jersey Allstars (Junior L1) Star Athletics (Senior Coed L3) Event…
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AmeriCheer: Indiana State Spirit Series & Challenge 2010
AmeriCheer Indiana State Spirit Series & Challenge took place on December 11th in Crawfordsville, IN. This event had 12 All*Star Cheer, 1 Traditional Cheer, and 2 Exhibition Cheer (including 1 Special Needs). Event Page The event had 12 All*Star Cheer Teams in 8 Divisions for an average of 1.50 teams per division. All*Star Cheer By…
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Hello 2011: The Year of Selfishness
Twenty Eleven is here. Congrats to everyone that made it. I’m making this year a selfish year, but I don’t mean that in a bad or conceited way. I mean it’s a year to get everything back on track following the events of the past few years. So what’s in store for 2011? Friends &…
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Spirit Company News & Blog
Welcome to the Spirit Company Blog. We’re going to use this as our place to give advice and information about what your Gym, Studio, or Event Producer should be doing and what’s going on inside of Spirit Company. This will differ from our sister site Spirit Post, which let’s you know what’s going on in…
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I’m Posting Every Week in 2011!
I’ve decided I want to blog more. Rather than just thinking about doing it, I’m starting right now. I will be posting on this blog once a week for all of 2011. I know it won’t be easy, but it might be fun, inspiring, awesome and wonderful. Therefore I’m promising to make use of The…
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Top Ten Things I Don’t Understand About Cheer
This was sent to me by one of the dance judges. I found it amusing so I figured I’d share. Top 10 things I don’t understand/hate about cheerleading: The ponytail swing The shimmy Mouthing the words Hugging your friend at the end Holding your stomach and “hiding” The “waist presentation” HUGE bows The crazy fast…
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Goodbye 2010, Hello 2011
The year 2010 is winding down. As Justin wrote, it will be remembered as the year we asked “is Cheerleading a Sport?”. I expect it to be asked again in 2011 because many won’t be satisfied until “Yes” is the answer to the question. For us it will also be remembered as the year we…
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Goodbye 2010
Goodbye 2010. You won’t go down as being my favorite year, but there were some good times. So to all my friends and family in Wisconsin, Kansas City, Kentucky, UK, Mississippi, Southern Miss, Virginia, DC, George Mason, UCA, Showtime Spirit, CMC, and cheerleading in general: Happy New Year!
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Cheer Power: Oklahoma State Championship 2010
Cheer Power Oklahoma State Championship took place on November 20th in Oklahoma City, OK. This event had 43 All*Star Cheer and 2 Traditional Cheer teams compete. Event Page The event had 43 All*Star Cheer Teams in 21 Divisions for an average of 2.05 teams per division. All*Star Cheer By Level Level 1 – 12 Teams…
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WSA: Destin 2010
WSA Destin took place on December 5th in Destin, FL. This event had 21 All*Star Cheer and 2 Traditional Cheer teams compete. Event Page The event had 21 All*Star Cheer Teams in 13 Divisions for an average of 1.62 teams per division. All*Star Cheer By Level Level 1 – 5 Teams in 3 Divisions (1.67…
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The Jammy Awards Finalists Have Been Announced
The finalist for the Jammy Awards, JAMfest’s first annual awards show, have been announced and voting is open. Vote for Jammy Awards
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The IEP Welcomes All Things Cheer & Dance
December 30, 2010 – Minneapolis MN – The Independent Event Producers (IEP) welcomes All Things Cheer & Dance from Arizona. “The independent sector is the largest portion of the spirit industry. Independent companies bring unique qualities and customer incentives to events all across the country.” says Colleen Little, IEP Chairperson and co-owner of Cheer America.…
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The IEP Board Announces It’s Newest Board Member
December 30, 2010 – Minneapolis, MN – The IEP Board of Directors welcomes its newest member, Mike Stamper, Chief Operating Officer of American Cheer & Dance Academy to the Independent Event Producers Board of Directors. Mr. Stamper was elected by the current Board of Directors and will be taking the seat previously held by Kiki…
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UCA: Southwest Regional 2010
UCA Southwest Regional took place on November 21st in San Marcos, TX. This event had 34 All*Star Cheer teams compete. This event was a qualifier for the International All Levels Championships. Paid Bids were awarded to: Vipers “Pythons” (Youth L1) UCA All Star Event Page The event had 34 All*Star Cheer Teams in 16 Divisions…
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WSA: Rocky Mountain Nationals 2010
WSA Rocky Mountain Nationals took place on December 11-12 in Denver, CO. This event had 42 AllStar Cheer and 1 AllStar Dance teams compete. Event Page The event had 42 AllStar Cheer Teams in 16 Divisions for an average of 2.63 teams per division and 1 AllStar Dance team in 1 division for an average…
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NCA: Nashville Classic 2010
NCA Nashville Classic took place on November 21st in Nashville, TN. This event had 41 AllStar Cheer, 2 Traditional Cheer, 2 AllStar Dance, and 7 Traditional Dance teams compete. This event was a qualifier for the International All Levels Championship. NCA All Star Event page The event had 41 AllStar Cheer Teams in 22 Divisions…
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US Spirit: Super Nationals 2010
US Spirit Super Nationals took place on December 11-12 in Columbus, OH. This event had 36 AllStar Cheer and 17 AllStar Dance teams compete. Event Page The event had 36 AllStar Cheer Teams in 17 Divisions for an average of 2.12 teams per division and 17 AllStar Dance teams in 5 divisions for an average…
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Cheersport: Richmond 2010
Cheersport Richmond Grand Championship took place on November 21st in Richmond, VA. This event had 59 All*Star Cheer, 4 Traditional Cheer, 2 Exhibition Cheer teams compete. This event was a qualifier for the International All Levels Championship. Paid Bids were awarded to: Elite Cheer Sensation “Crystals” (Senior Coed L3) Cheer Extreme Raleigh (Senior L5) Event…
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Spirit Celebration: Christmas Classic 2010
Spirit Celebration Christmas Classic took place on December 11-12 in Garland, TX. This event had 135 AllStar Cheer, 19 Traditional Cheer, 37 Exhibition Cheer (including 3 Special Needs), and 18 AllStar Dance teams compete. Event Page The event had 135 AllStar Cheer Teams in 50 Divisions for an average of 2.70 teams per division and…
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USA Today: Man Charged with Felony for Reading His Wife’s E-mail to Track an Affair
I’ll keep this in mind if I ever get married. Man Charged with Felony for Reading His Wife’s E-mail to Track an Affair
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Cheer Power: Patriotic Championship Corpus Christi 2010
Cheer Power Patriotic Championship took place on November 21st in Corpus Christi, TX. This event had 22 AllStar Cheer, 2 Traditional Cheer, and 3 AllStar Dance teams compete. Event Page The event had 22 AllStar Cheer Teams in 10 Divisions for an average of 2.20 teams per division and 3 AllStar Dance teams in 3…