With summer quickly approaching, cheerleaders and dancers across the country are looking forward one thing: CAMP! Besides learning new material and bonding with your team, Varsity has three awesome ways for you to take camp home and get involved.
Read MoreAs cheerleaders, our bodies are constantly being trained and pushed to the limit. We jump, tumble, lift or fly without thinking twice. It’s hard for us to imagine what our lives would be like if we had brittle bones, but some people have to deal with it every day.
Read MoreWhether tryouts have passed or are fastly approaching, you’ll either be joining a new squad or welcoming new members to your team. It’s an exciting time-getting to see the new talent and dreaming of the new squad coming together as a team. You just know this team will be the best one yet. However, after tryouts are over, it’s important for the team to bond in order to be as successful as possible. Read More
It feels like it was just yesterday –I was waiting outside the red brick middle school building, seated on a bright blue park bench. It had been hours since my middle school tryout had ended and an anxious group of girls hovered outside the glass doors where the results were promised to be posted. Some cartwheeled around and chatted, while others watched nervously from their seats. And like magic, a white sheet of paper had appeared out of nowhere with the results of the tryout. Screams and cheers were soon to follow - announcing the success of the girls in front of me. I made my way through the crowd to see the results for myself. I scanned the list over and over again, expecting to see my name. It wasn’t there.
Read MoreI will never forget competing my sophomore year with my high school varsity cheerleading team. A week before the competition, we had been practicing non-stop, but one of our stunts was not hitting. Being a base in the routine, I was shocked when my coach suggested that I go into the top girl’s spot. While I had a little bit of experience, I spent most of my time on the ground and the idea of being put into a new position in a moment of pressure seemed crazy! But my coach believed in me and when we competed a week later, my stunt hit! Since then, I have been put in every position in a stunt group and performed a variety of skills throughout my time cheering.
Read MoreOpening ceremonies is one of my FAVORITE parts of the ICU World Cheerleading Championships every year! While waiting backstage, we were able to walk around the room and meet tons of new friends from different countries. It’s always a humbling experience to see how excited all of the competitors are to meet Team USA members and take a picture with us!
Read MoreYesterday was our last day of full practices here at the hotel before leaving to go see Mickey at the All-Star Music Resort! Practices have been going great for both Coed and All Girl and the routines are finally set. Coed has been going strong and we’re finally to the point of trying to be perfect with every motion, stunt, pyramid and basket!
Read MoreI can’t believe it is already April and I am back in Orlando training for Team USA! This will be my third year to have the opportunity to represent my country and I am thrilled to be back! Even though I’ve been here before, these next two weeks are a little bit different for me because this year I tried out for the All Girl team instead of Coed. I am looking forward to this change and getting to work with and learn from the most talented cheerleaders/coaches in the country.
Read MoreAs I close this incredible chapter of my life and get ready to graduate from USC, I’m reminded of how blessed I am to have been a cheerleader. We have the opportunity to encourage others, build them up, and bring them joy.
Read MoreSeverely injured in a car accident a few months ago, All Star cheerleader, Micah, decided to respond to his adversity with ambition and an unwavering sense of hope. At the bottom of a very crowded goal list Micah added - “go to Dallas for Cheer Competition.”
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