NCA chaos recap š
The fire alarm, surprises, stopped routines & 10x champions... + A new cheerleading show!
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Summary of this week:
New cheerleading reality/competition show
NCA recap (fire alarm, surprises, stopped routines & more)
Latest results & bids
Favorite Double O theme? Poll results
Team of the week
& more!
New cheerleading reality/competition show
American Idol + So You Think You Can Dance = American Cheer Icon, apparently..?
āAmerican Idolā and āSo You Think You Can Danceā producers have announced an upcoming show called American Cheer Icon, which will be a reality/competition show.
Short version:
Athletes (over 18) will be able to audition by sending in videos of their skills. Judges will select the top 100 who will compete in Nashville, with celebrity hosts and judges watching their progress.
The athletes will face elimination rounds until only 25 remain, who will get to be on the āAmerican Cheer Icon Teamā. The team will perform live shows in Nashville and tour North America.
Longer version:
Hereās part of the announcement video:
āCheerleaders from all over America will compete for a chance to be one of the top 100 athletes chosen for the Nashville live shows. Episode after episode, the athletes will be placed on teams to perform and fight their way through elimination rounds to be a part of the first ever American Cheer Icon team.
The live episodes will feature celebrity judges, celebrity hosts, industry coaches and industry specialists guiding these athletes to their place on the American Cheer Icon team, winning a casted role in the American Cheer Icon residency* and the American Cheer Icon North American Tour.ā
* (A residency is typically a series of shows performed in one location, instead of traveling to different places like on a concert tour)
And from their website:
āIt all begins as our judges critically view and comment through video submissions of cheerleaders praying to be chosen as one of the TOP 100 to receive a āGOLDEN TICKETā and advance to the LIVE SHOWS!
These TOP 100 athletes will be gathered in Nashville, Tennessee and put through various elimination rounds. Our celebrity hosts will be interviewing and commenting every step of the way under the watchful eyes of our celebrity judges. Round after round, America will follow these athletes battle to become one of the FINAL 25 deemed the AMERICAN CHEER ICON TEAM!.
Following the season finale, fans around America will have the opportunity to see their favorite Icons perform LIVE!ā
We don't know much more at the moment (like where and when it will air) but we'll keep you posted!
If you want to try out, learn more & do so on the official website.
*This is not sponsored*
NCA recap
Where do we even start? There was a lot of excitement at NCA with some fantastic performances and many otherā¦ happeningsā¦ taking place during the competition.
We're definitely feeling the "cheer hangover" today, but we're excited to give you a quick recap of this very memorable weekend.
A few happenings:
This was a very familiar flashback to Worlds last year (read about that here)ā¦
No less than 7 (!) routines were stopped on Saturday for various reasons. Something wrong with the mat? Athletes exhausted heading into Worlds season? Whatever the reason, we hope everyone is okay!
Top Gun Lady Jags surprised the crowd with an outfit change to their "you aināt ready for this reveal" voiceover. It's not the first time a team has done something similar, but it's just as fun every time!
Cali Smoed debuted their new chant signs, and they are absolutely perfect for posting without context or as reactionsā¦
Cheer Athletic Panthers' music stopped at the beginning of the first stunt, leaving the crowd to count! (Remember when this happened to CEA Cougars in 2016?)
Now, onto some results!
A few of the competition results and awards š Find the results from ALL levels & divisions here.
Grand Champion (highest score of all teams): Cheer Extreme Senior Elite
Innovative choreography awards: Click here to see
For the first time in 10 years, there was a tie for first place in the Medium Coed division:
The sportsmanship š„¹
Top 5 Worlds team scores (thanks to CheerTheory)
Cheer Extreme Senior Elite - 98.5
Twist & Shout Adam & Eve - 98.27
Cheer Athletics Wildcats - 98.26
Cheer Extreme Smoex - 98.18
East Celebrity Elite Bombshells - 98.01 & Top Gun Revelation - 98.01
Paid Worlds bids winners: California All Stars Cali Coed, Cheer Extreme Senior Elite, Top Gun All Stars Double O, CheerVille Anarchy, Elite Cheer Stars, ICE Lady Lightning, KC Cheer Fierce Five, Spirit of Texas A-Team & Stingray All Stars Electric.
Cheer Athletics KittyKatz (medium youth level 1) won NCA for the 10th time in a row!
NCA was the second out of the three "triple crown" competitions (learn what it is here). Next up is the UCA International All-Star Championship (March 11-12) - will any teams triple crown this year? Weāre excited to find out!
Latest results & bids
After we sent last week's newsletter, Cheersport Worlds bids were revealed. As we said, it was a big weekend for the locals (Stingrays)!
The following teams received full-paid bids: Stingray All Stars Cobalt, Orange, Peach & Steel, Cheer Extreme Cougars, East Celebrity Elite Smoke, MACās Senior Starz, Star Athletics Smack & The California All Stars Vixens.
Other events that took place this weekend were Scottish Sensation (Scotland), COA Grand Nationals (Ohio) & Spirit Nationals (North Carolina) to name a few.
For more of the latest results & bids from the weekend, we recommend CheerTheory & Varsity TV.
If you feel we missed anything important/fun (from anywhere in the world), reply to this email & let us know so we can include it next time!
This weekās...
Most popular article: Which Cheerleading Gyms Have the Most Worlds Globes? š Here are the Top 15!
Most popular quiz: I Bet You Can't Reach Level 21 Of This Worlds 2019 Quiz š Do you remember all the 2019 world champions? Click here to see!
We want to feature your team! Click here to fill out the form for a chance to be featured in a future newsletter š
Poll of the week: favorite themed Top Gun Double O routine?
37% said school
28% said police
19% said Miami
17% said bullfight/matador
Follow our Instagram (@the.cheerbuzz) to vote in the next poll!
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