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In Review – July 2016

August 1, 2016 By Spirit Company

July came and went, along with the final 4 USASF Regional Conferences.

Shane Womack shared a personal story titled How Cheerleading Saved My Life on CheerDaily.com.
The Chicago Tribune published Park Ridge Girl Dies After Collapsing at Cheerleading Camp.
The Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader published Former Kentucky Cheerleaders’ Engagement Photo Goes Viral via Kentucky.com.
WACH published Cheer Hard: An Inside Look at Competitive Cheerleading, featuring South Carolina’s Dutch Fork cheerleader.
WESH published Walt Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports to Open Cheer and Dance Venue, stating the venue should be completed within 18 months.
The Sentinel-Tribune published Cheerleading Competition Canceled For This Year’s Wood County Fair, citing music copyright concerns as the reason.
The USA Today reported Teen Fails to Make Cheerleader, Threatens to Sue, about an athlete that didn’t make Leon High School’s team in Tallahassee, FL.
WWLP published Concussions a Risk for Cheerleaders, Gymnasts, reminding us of the concerns related to concussions.
9 News in Australia and ABC News in the United States published stories on a special athlete performance, including an athlete in a wheelchair, performed at one of the AASCF championships.
The USASF published the 2016-17 Cheer Age Grid and Dance Rules.
The USASF announced the Worlds Cup Race, and provided a list of events involved in the race.

In Review – February 2015

March 1, 2015 By Spirit Company

Here is some of the news from February 2015 we found interesting:

On February 5th AZ Central published High School Cheerleaders: Skilled, but Comparatively Safe.
On February 9th The Daily Reflector published An Appreciation of Cheerleading.
On February 17th Laughing Place published The Backbone of ESPN WWOS: Cheerleading?!.
On February 24th All Things Cheerleading published YES, It Is In Fact A Sport.
Varsity All Star announced the National Small Program Association (NSPA) Summit.

Varsity All Star Launches the Dance Summit Championship

June 13, 2014 By Spirit Company

Varsity All Star is pleased to introduce The Dance Summit Championship, a prestigious event for all star dance teams.

The Dance Summit will take place on May 2-3, 2015 at a park within the Walt Disney World® Resort in Orlando, FL. In its inaugural year, 205 dance bids will be offered in the Mini, Youth, Junior, Senior and Open teams in non-Worlds divisions and categories throughout the 2014-2015 competition season. In all, there are 30 qualifying Varsity All Star events.

“We’ve heard from so many programs that all star dance teams deserve an opportunity to compete at a high visibility event like the Summit,” says John Newby, Executive Vice President of Varsity All Star. “We welcome the creativity and passion of the dancers and look forward to showcasing their talents at Dance Summit qualifiers throughout the year.”

Varsity All Star will be offering bids to The Dance Summit at their existing Dance Worlds bid events and at least seven other two-day events across the country. An anticipated 27 paid and 178 at-large bids will be offered at these premier Varsity events.

Additional information is available about The Dance Summit at http://www.varsityallstar.com/thesummit. If you need more information, please contact Sheila Noone, [email protected].

Press Release: Varsity All Star Launches the Dance Summit Championship

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