Between them, the Universal Cheerleaders Association and the Universal Dance Association host four premier, large events, bringing a total of 12,000 cheerleading and dance teams to the event venues, including Disney’s Wide World of Sports® Complex and the Indiana Jones Theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studio.

All four National Championships are televised on ESPN and ESPN2, as part of a partnership with Varsity, the parent company of Universal Cheerleading Association and Universal Dance Association. The events include:

The National High School Cheerleading Championship is the single largest gathering of high school cheerleaders in the country. Teams have to qualify at a regional competition for a bid to attend the event, ensuring a high level of completion among this years 400 competing teams.

Two hundred squads from 43 states and 152 colleges and universities attended the 2009 College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championships, now in its 29th year, which showcases the most advanced cheerleaders and dance team members in the country

The National Dance Team Championships hosts 300 dance teams in pom, hip hop, jazz and high kick categories . All teams in attendance, from middle school, junior high and high school dance teams, along with all star dance teams, had to qualify regionally for the privilege of competing at the National Championship.

Three hundred all star cheerleading teams competed at this years National All Star Cheerleading Championship, in its 17th year as an all star-only event.
“We know that hosting our events at a premier location such as the Walt Disney World® Resorts is a big draw for the teams that attend them,” says Melanie Berry, Vice President of Special Events for Varsity, the parent company of UCA and UDA. “The access to the Walt Disney World theme parks plays a strong part in bringing cheerleaders and their families back each year.”

ABOUT VARSITY
Varsity is the source for all things related to cheerleading and dance team. With a rich heritage and traditions dating back to 1948, Varsity is an innovative global leader comprised of the leading spirit industry brands and organizations including its educational camps, clinics, competitions and uniforms to teams around the world. Varsity is based in Memphis, Tenn. and employs more than 3,000 employees nationwide. For more information about Varsity, please visit http://www.varsity.com.

ABOUT WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT:
Walt Disney World Resort is a contiguous 40-square-mile, world-class entertainment and recreation center featuring four theme parks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’’s Animal Kingdom); two water adventure parks (Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon); 33 resort hotels (23 owned and operated by Walt Disney World, includes six Disney Vacation Club resort properties); 81 holes of golf on five courses; two full-service spas; Disney’’s Wedding Pavilion; Disney’’s Wide World of Sports Complex; and Downtown Disney, an entertainment-shopping-dining complex encompassing the Marketplace, Pleasure Island and West Side. Walt Disney World Resort is also included in vacation packages of Disney Cruise Line. For information about the Walt Disney World® Resorts and Parks, visit http://www.disneyworld.com.

ABOUT DISNEY”S WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS® COMPLEX
A 220-acre complex designed to accommodate professional-caliber training and competition, festival and tournament events and vacation-fitness activities in more than 30 individual and team sports. The complex includes a 7,500-seat baseball stadium and 5,500-seat fieldhouse. Annual events include Atlanta Braves spring training.For information about the Walt Disney World® Resorts and Parks, visit http://www.disneyworld.com.

SEBRING – The Sebring High School Varsity Co-Ed cheerleaders advanced to the final round of the National High School CheerleadingChampionship, the most prestigious cheerleading contest in the country. They placed ninth in the nation, against 17 other top squadsfrom across the country.

The NHSCC is held at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, and nationally televised on ESPN and ESPN2 to more than 100 million homes and 32 countries nationwide each year.

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The Carlson cheerleading team capped a great season with a second straight Michigan High School Athletic Associa-tion Division 2 state championship in Grand Rapids Saturday.

The Marauders domi-nated the Division 2 com-petition, winning each of the three rounds and scor-ing 807.1184 points.

Carlson’s point total was the second highest in the state finals regardless of division. Only Division 1 Rochester (811.2480) scored higher.

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We will be hosting the Purple & Gold National Cheer & Dance Championships in Baton Rouge, La. at the RiverCenter on March 7-8, 2009 and the National Challenge Cheer & Dance Championships in Athens, Ga. at the Classic Center on March 14-15, 2009.

The competitions are both open to all teams  All Star, school and youth league  with no qualification required. We will also offer individual, duet, and trio competitions for both cheer and dance.

For the National Challenge in Athens, GA visit our web site at http://www.nationalgymnasticschallenge.com/

For the Purple & Gold Championships in Baton Rouge, LA visit http://www.purpleandgold.info/.

You can also call USA Sports Production at (317) 891-8260 or by email to info@usasportsproduction.com for information about either competition.

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Corpus Christi played host to the South Texas Open Championships on Sunday. KRIS 6 Sports spent the day with the cheerleaders themselves in order to bring you this exclusive behind the scenes look at the real world of competitive cheerleading.

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Rookies division

1st Place: Bayside 
2nd Place: Suntree/Viera 
3rd Place: Sebastian 

Mighty Mites division

1st Place: West Melbourne 
2nd Place: Melbourne 
3rd Place: Merritt Island 

Pee Wees division

1st Place: Port St. John 
2nd Place: Suntree/Viera 
3rd Place: Bayside 

Bantams division

1st Place: West Melbourne 
2nd Place: Suntree/Viera 
3rd Place: Melbourne 

Juniors division

1st Place: Port St. John 
2nd Place: Melbourne 
3rd Place: Palm Bay 

Seniors division

1st Place: Port St. John 
2nd Place: West Melbourne 
3rd Place: Bayside Bears

More than 240 cheerleaders from 17 schools participated in the North Dakota Cheer Coaches Association Championships. The competition included three phases. The first was a 2½ minute drill with a limit of 1½ minutes of music. Second was the stunt group where teams of five or less make as many throws and catches as they can in a minute. An individual jump off challenge concluded the tournament.

The winners in the 10 divisions were:

- Class A Small: Bismarck High.

- Class A Large: Fargo South.

- Class B: Bishop Ryan.

- Class A JV: Grand Forks Red River.

- Class A Stunt: JAKS 4 from Grand Forks Central.

- Class B Stunt: Rugby.

- Class A JV Stunt: GFC Greats from Grand Forks Central.

- Class A Jump Off: Joslin Seidel, Bismarck.

- Class A JV Jump Off: Heather Anderson, Fargo South.

- Class B Jump Off: Katelyn Berube, Rugby.

The sixth annual North Carolina High School Athletic Association state invitational cheerleading championships are scheduled for the brand new Raleigh Convention Center on Saturday.

A record number of over 150 teams have already registered for the event, including almost 2,000 cheerleaders.

Competition will be held in 11 different categories. The doors open at 7:30 am and competition will begin at nine o’clock Saturday morning.

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On a day when all five Shenandoah District cheerleading competition squads brought their ‘A’ game, Wilson Memorial was able to defend its championship Saturday night at Riverheads High School.

It was quite a night for the Hobson sisters.

Literally seconds after Green Hornet senior April Hobson was named district cheerleader of the year, her sister Jennifer Hobson was named district coach of the year.

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The Moore Middle School Competition team won the highest possible honor at the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader contest Sunday, Oct. 12 at Texas Stadium.

The cheerleaders earned the high point award for the grand championship, beating out 22 other teams which included high school squads as well as all star teams. The cheerleaders also placed first in the middle school division, as well as the high point award above all school teams.

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