2007-2008 NJCDCA ALL-STATE CHEER & DANCE TEAM

Requirements:

All participants on the All-State Team must be on a high school varsity cheerleading / dance team.

Complete an application form. Write a brief, cheerleading or dance biography, which must be signed by your coach. The biography should be no more than one page and should be attached to your application form; if you are a cheerleader, it must include your stunting ability.

Be a Senior in good standing. The application form must be signed by a school administrator or athletic director confirming that you are in good academic standing.

Submit videotape or DVD that is no longer than three (3) minutes. Be sure that the tape contains all of the required elements. When taping the video, candidates should wear a T-shirt, and shorts. Do NOT wear a school uniform or anything that will identify your school.

All-State Cheer & Dance Team application form

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The tape should include:

Cheerleader:
(Female)

Cheer - not a sideline (no longer than 30 seconds)
Gymnastics - minimum of a standing back handspring and/or tumbling pass
Dance - (four - eight counts)
Jumps - (two or more)

Cheerleader:
(Male)

Chant or sidelines with arm motions, no stunts (no longer than 15 seconds)
Gymnastics - minimum of a standing back handspring and/or tumbling pass
Partner stunting - individual stunts or a stunt sequence with or without music. No more than 30 seconds. (Please use a spotter.)
Jumps (optional)

Dancers:

Technique -	Full Split - (left and right) Leap - (Grand Jette) Kick - (Fan or Hitch) Jump - (i.e. toe touch) Double turn/Pirouette Techniques are to be demonstrated separately; not incorporated into the 6-8 count dance.
Dance -	Six - eight counts to music

All demo requirements are minimums; a higher degree of difficulty in each area may be substituted.

The videotape must be postmarked no later than October 15, 2007. Videotapes must be of standard size or adaptable. Send the video tape and application form with a check for $25
(payable to NJCCA) to:

Carol Vinch Stevens
A19 Carver Place
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-1417
609-895-0985

The fee is to cover the expenses of the selection of the All-State Team. An independent panel of judges will make final selection of the All-State Team.

Applicants will be notified by mail in the fall of 2007 as to whether or not they have made the team. The 2007-2008 All-State Team will be honored at a brunch or a luncheon in November. The team will be formally presented at the NJCDCA Cheer and Dance State Championships in 2008.

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