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Audition for the New York Jets Flight Crew!

Lindsay Live | Apr 21, 2009 | there are 0 comments 0

There's still time to audition for the New York Jets dance/cheer squad. See the press release below for more information!

NEW YORK-The New York Jets recently announced open auditions for the 2009 New York Jets Flight Crew. Twenty-two spots will be up for grabs in this second year of open auditions for the cheerleading squad. This unique opportunity to be a part of a New York football franchise starts May 2nd, 2009 with the preliminary round of auditions.

The application process launched exclusively on www.newyorkjets.com on Wednesday, March 25, 2009. The audition application fee is $25. All persons interested in auditioning for the team must have submitted an application on or prior to April 29th, 2009 in order to participate in the first round Saturday, May 2nd at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Ferguson Athletic Courts in Florham Park, NJ.

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tags Hip Hop, Teacher, Performance, Cheerleading, Dance Team, Football (all tags)

Contest!

WHHSDanceTeam | Mar 24, 2009 | there are 0 comments 0
ADA Competition with 2 of our 3 injured girls

ADA Competition with 2 of our 3 injured girls

I was just informed today that we were entered into the Dance Team Contest this month and it will be extended into April!  Please go over to

http://flix.danceruniverse.com/show/835-5F1E/

to check out the WHHS Dance Team's very first performance!  Let us know what you think?

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tags Jazz, Competitions & Conventions, Performance, contest, dance team (all tags)

Should Dance Be Considered a Sport in School?

Satin Stitches | Jul 22, 2008 | there are 5 comments 5
Yes or No? What do YOU think?

Yes or No? What do YOU think?

It is the middle of summer.  That means that your dance studio is winding down your year.  Either you are at Nationals now, will be soon, or you already competed, and are going home.  You may have a few weeks off before your fall classes start.  Or, if you coach, or are affiliated with a high school, middle school, or college dance team, camps are going on right now and your teams may restart some time in the fall.

Being a member of a competitive dance team, either with a studio or school, is a lot of very hard work.  It involves conditioning, basic drills and lots and lots of practicing.  The academic world has been debating the sport versus activity controversy for years, in various states.  

I am very curious as to how you ALL feel about this issue!

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tags Teacher, Enthusiast, Parent, Studio, Costumes, dance team (all tags)

China Trains Dance Teams for Olympics

Wendy Garofoli | Jul 08, 2008 | there are 0 comments 0
Chinese cheerleaders and dancers get down.

Chinese cheerleaders and dancers get down.

In a story posted on Breitbart.com yesterday, I learned that China has been training more than 600 dancers and cheerleaders to entertain crowds between breaks in basketball, beach volleyball and other games. While it's not quite the same as having dance and cheer be considered actual competitive categories in the Olympics (many in the cheer and dance team industry have been calling for this), it does at least expose international audiences to high-energy, hip-hop influenced dance team movement. I'm curious to see if American broadcast companies will highlight the dancers, or if they'll simply scan over them as they shake their pom pons (as exemplified by any NFL or NBA broadcast).

To check out the article in its entirety, click on read more!

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tags Jazz, Hip Hop, Teacher, Enthusiast, Parent, Studio, Performance, dance team (all tags)

USASF Worlds Dance Team Competition

Wendy Garofoli | May 05, 2008 | there are 0 comments 0
PACE's winning jazz routine

PACE's winning jazz routine

Last weekend, I had the honor of judging the USASF Worlds dance team competition held at Epcot Center in Orlando, Florida. The top teams from across the country and around the globe competed in divisions of pom, jazz and hip hop for the chance to be considered the best of the best. Dancers attended from 30 countries, including China, Germany, Chile, Mexico, Italy, Japan and the Ukraine.

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tags Jazz, Hip Hop, Modern, Broadway, Teacher, Enthusiast, Parent, Studio, Competitions & Conventions, Performance, dance team (all tags)

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