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More than 4,000 competitors turned up the volume and displayed amazing athletic skills as they competed in the Arnold Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championships as part of the Arnold Sports Festival in the Greater Columbus Convention Center’s Battelle Grand Hall March 4-6.
“The enthusiasm of these athletes is amazing. They project the spirit that comes from the payoff of hard work and a love of what they are doing,” said event chairman, Brian Hallam, president of US Spirit.
Awards include National Champion jackets, trophies for every team, custom medals, limited edition patches and Grand Champion banners. The best individual senior cheerleader received a $2,000 scholarship presented by the Columbus Rotary and the Arnold Sports Festival. This year’s recipient was Martin Perrin of Gahanna, Ohio.
Specialty awards included Best Choreography, Cheer for a Cause Award, the iAward and the US Spirit Award of Excellence. These awards were presented by professional dance team members and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Autism Speaks was our official charity for this year. Head to our website www.us-spirit.com to learn about autism and make a donation.
The Cheerleading and Dance Team Nationals offers bids to the International All Levels Championship to the top three placing teams in eligible divisions. Bids for all star teams to compete in a “worlds” type event are an exciting part of our National Championships, Hallam said.
Individual and stunt teams competed on Friday, March 4. On Saturday, March 5, cheerleaders competed in all star Levels 1 and 2, school and rec divisions. Special needs teams also performed on Saturday. Sunday, March 6, dance teams; Levels 3, 4, 5 and 6 all star teams; and open and college divisions performed.
Save the dates for next year’s Nationals, March 2-4, 2012.
Specialty Award Winners
Choreography
Coyotes Cheer & Dance Sr Hip Hop
2011 US Spirit Program Excellence Award
Danielle Simpson
DDA Bullet All Stars
Cheer for A Cause Recipient
Intensity All Stars
IEP iAward
Tumble World
Grand Champions
LEVEL 1
Intensity All Stars Fierce Storm
LEVEL 2
Champs Central Lucky Stars
LEVEL 3
NEO All Stars Wildcats
LEVEL 4
NEO All Stars Bengals
LEVEL 5
NEO All Stars Panthers
SCHOOL
Hilliard Darby High School
DANCE
Energy Dance Company Energizers
Registration and Contact Information
Registration: US-Spirit.com
Contact event chair: Brian Hallam
Media contact: Mike Lorz
Locations
Schedule
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Sunday, March 4, 2012
