Category: Spirit

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The finalist for the Jammy Awards, JAMfest’s first annual awards show, have been announced and voting is open. Vote for Jammy Awards

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Kansas City Christmas Celebration took place on December 12th in Stillwell, KS. This event had 21 All*Star Cheer teams compete. This event was a qualifier for the International All Levels Championship. Paid Bids were awarded to: G-Force Cheer “Hawks” (Senior L3) Shockwave Cheer (Senior Coed L4) Event Page The event had 21 All*Star Cheer Teams…

Merry Christmas everyone.

Athletic Championship Atlanta took place on November 21st in Atlanta, GA. This event had 76 All*Star Cheer, 1 Traditional Cheer, and 6 Exhibition Cheer (including 2 Special Needs) teams compete. This event was a qualifier for the International All Levels Championship. Paid Bids were awarded to: C4 Longhorns (Junior L4) Stingrays (Youth L5) Event Page…

Universal Spirit North Carolina All Star Championship took place on December 11th in Greensboro, NC. This event had 110 AllStar Cheer, 1 Exhibition Cheer, and 8 AllStar Dance teams compete. Event Page The event had 110 AllStar Cheer Teams in 33 Divisions for an average of 3.33 teams per division and 8 AllStar Dance teams…

JAMfest Gatlinburg Nationals took place on December 4-5 in Gatlinburg, TN. This event had 99 AllStar Cheer, 22 Traditional Cheer, 2 Exhibition Cheer (including 1 Special Needs), 24 AllStar Dance, 11 Traditional Dance, and 1 Exhibition Dance teams compete. This event was a qualifier for US Finals. Event Page The event had 99 AllStar Cheer…

Spirit Unlimited New England Championship took place on December 4th in Hartford, CT. This event had 25 AllStar Cheer and 8 AllStar Dance teams compete. This event was a qualifier for US Finals. Paid Bids were awarded to: Bay State All Stars (Senior L4) Xtreme Cheer CT (Senior Coed L3) Event Page The event had…

American Championships American Grand took place on December 18-19 in Las Vegas, NV. This event had 98 AllStar Cheer, 8 Traditional Cheer, 8 AllStar Dance, and 5 Traditional Dance teams compete. This event was a qualifier for Worlds and the International All Levels Championship. Worlds Paid Bids were awarded to: California All-Stars (Senior Small L5)…

Xtreme Spirit Midwest Grand National Championship took place on December 18-19 in Wisconsin Dells, WI. This event had 28 AllStar Cheer, 2 Traditional Cheer, and 28 AllStar Dance teams compete. This event was a qualifier for Worlds. Worlds Paid Bids were awarded to: Allstar Rebels (Senior Small L5) Heat Athletics “Firestorm” (Senior Small L5) Worlds…

The slate of items to be voted on at the NACCC meeting in January is available on the USASF website. Here is my 2 cents on each of them, Part II. Divisions 24. Change the max number of participants for the Large Division (Yes or No) Yes. I’m really in favor of 24 for all…

UCA Mid America Xtreme Challenge took place on November 21st in Council Bluffs, IA. This event had 53 All*Star Cheer teams compete. UCA All Star Events The event had 53 All*Star Cheer Teams in 17 Divisions for an average of 3.12 teams per division. All*Star Cheer By Level Level 1 – 16 Teams in 4…