New! Competition Prep Teams at VCA

This month, Varsity Cheerleading Academy started a new Spring session for both Cheer and Cheer Dance with some exciting changes! In addition to our fabulous Recreational Teams in Cheer and Cheer Dance, VCA began a brand new program of Competition Prep teams!

The goal of the Competition Prep teams is to start preparing our athletes at VCA to be able to compete at the local, national, and international levels.  Varsity is excited to be able to provide another opportunity for our athletes achieve their full potential.

The cheerleaders and dancers in Competition Prep were selected by an audition process and have committed to meeting with their team once a week for practice as well as participating in various classes throughout the week. The teams will be able to improve their skills together, perfect choreographed routines, support each other’s progress as athletes, and develop as a group with team building. They also have the chance to perform in front of live audiences multiple times in the upcoming months.

Even though the Spring session has just begun, all six Competition Prep teams have already successfully completed their first performance at Happy Valley mall this past Tuesday.  Each team performed a routine for their friends and family in attendance. People passing by in the mall even stopped to watch and cheer on Varsity’s athletes!  Congratulations to the teams on their excellent performances!

This week on Thursday, March 17, the teams will be performing at the Canton Tower for a special St. Patrick’s Day celebration!

The six new Competition Prep Teams are:

Baboons – Mini Cheer Dance Competition Prep

Eagles – Mini Cheer Competition prep

Elephants – Junior Cheer Dance Competition  Prep

Pythons – Senior Hip Hop Competition Prep

Leopards – Senior Cheer Dance Competition Prep

Tigers – Junior/Senior Cheer Competition Prep

 Author

Dancing has always been the big love of Amy’s life. Born in Houston, TX, Amy began training in dance at a young age. She grew up in studios dancing competitively across the country. She trained and competed in ballet, jazz, tap, pom, and hip-hop.  Amy went to high school in Lafayette, LA where she was a member of the 19 time national champion St. Thomas More Sparklers and served as Co-Captain her senior year. She attended college at the University of Oklahoma where she received a B.A. in Material Dynamics and Computer Systems, and was a member and Captain of the University of Oklahoma Pom Squad.

After university, she continued her career in dance choreographing competition routines for several schools including NDA pom national champions Norman North High School, and receiving the Best Choreography Award twice over the past 4 years at NDA nationals. She is excited to share her love of dance with those at the Varsity Cheerleading Academy!