A Parent Meeting for the 2012-2013 All Star Season was held on May 8th, if you did not attend please pick up at Pride Handbook at the gym PRIOR to having a child tryout.

Tryout TRAINING -

sign up on line starting 5/5/12, through the Client Portal under “Camps”

Optional, but encouraged for both new and returning students (for age divisions see below)

Cost: $10 first day, $15 two days, $20 three days

May 14 – Hip Hop (Jr 6-7:00, Sr 7-8:00pm) (Youth age is welcome to attend the Jr session, not mandatory, tryouts in Aug)
May 15 – Cheer (Youth 5:30-6:30, Jr 6:30-7:30, Sr 7:30-8:30) note: Mini age welcome to come with Youth at 5:30
May 16 – Cheer (Youth 5:30-6:30, Jr 6:30-7:30, Sr 7:30-8:30) note: Mini age welcome to come with Youth at 5:30

TRYOUTS May 21-24

Registration Fee due PRIOR to tryouts - sign up on line starting 5/7/12 through the Client portal

Please turn in a CROSSOVER FORM the day of tryouts, choosing your desire to crossover or not.

Please do not wait until the day of tryouts to register. Your child will not be allowed to enter the gym for tryouts until registered & may miss it (a private tryout fee will apply). Your child will not be placed on a team without paid registration. We recommend registering as soon as possible.
Returning Members (from a Full Year team) $70 one team type (just cheer or just dance, even if 2 cheer or 2 dance), $120 two team types (both cheer & dance)
New Members $100 one team type (just cheer or just dance, even if 2 cheer or 2 dance), $150 two team types (both cheer AND dance)
Non-refundable (unless your child is NOT placed on any team)
Sibling discount on Registration Fee ($10 off 2nd child). Monthly tuiton discounts as well!
Note: A $50 booster fee will be collected in two $25 payments, once in May & once in Sept.

HIP HOP tryouts Mon May 21

Junior 6:00-7:30 12 & under (note – Youth age can “tryout” for Jr, but Yth Hip Hop tryouts will start in Aug, please ask to be placed on our waiting list)
Senior 7:30-9:00 15 & under

CHEER tryouts Mon May 22-23 (plus May 24 if needed)

Tumbling, Stunts & Jumps are considered at tryouts. Pick your most appropriate time slot to come to. Tryout day divisions DO NOT reflect the teams to be created. Anyone trying out for Sr5 who is not selected would be placed on another team.

Tues May 22

Youth L1-3 and Mini L1-3 5:00-6:30
Junior L1-3 and Youth L4 6:45-8:15

Wed May 23

Senior L2-4 and Junior L4 5-6:30
Senior Level 5 6:45-8:15 (Level 5 is age 12-18); Sr5 Alternates will also be selected at this time, if you have partial tumbling OR stunting skills you are encouraged to tryout.

AGE DIVISIONS of ALL STAR TEAMS

Use age as of Aug 31 2012 for the upcoming 2012-13 season

"Fierce" & Fabulous.

TINY – 4-5yr (sign-ups in Aug, starts Sept)
MINI – 8 & under
YOUTH CHEER – 11 & under
YOUTH HIP HOP – 12 & under Tryouts in Aug, may tryout for a Junior team, Tryout Training recommended
JUNIOR CHEER – 14 & under
JUNIOR HIP HOP – 15 & under
SENIOR (L2-4) – 10-18
SENIOR (L5) – 12-18

BASIC breakdown of skills for LEVELS of All Star Cheer , listed as Tumble skill/Stunt skill

Walkovers/Elevators
Back hand springs/Extensions & straight tosses
Consecutive standing bhs & round off tucks/one legged extended stunts & 1-trick tosses
Standing back tucks & round off bhs layouts/single twist from one leg stunt & kick-full tosses
Touch touch tucks & round off bhs fulls/double twist from one leg stunt & kick-double full tosses

Competitive CHEER Teams (full year)

11 month commitment, June through April (see Half-Year Teams for shorter commitment team)
Compete locally & nationally
Gym USASF Members (United States All Star Federation)
Levels Beginner through Advanced, USASF Cheer Levels 1-5 (www.usasf.net for full level requirements)
Ages 4-18yr
Certified & Trained Coaching Staff (USASF, AACCA, & CPR)
Practice 2x’s week (most teams)
Tumbling Instruction included within Cheer Team practice days
Includes Stunt, Tumbling, Jump & Dance training

Envy takes the win!

Hip Hop champs at Reach the Beach!

Competitive Hip HopTeams (full-year)

10 month commitment, July-April
Compete locally & nationally
Gym USASF Members (United States All Star Federation)
Ages 8-18yr
Practice 1x week

HIP HOP TRYOUT REQUIREMENTS

Head Stands (Split Leg, both directions; Horizontal & Vertical)
Dive Rolls
Kip Ups (strongly suggested for Jr, mandatory for Sr)
Front Hand Springs (Sr)
Be able to learn perform & retain choreography quickly & efficiently
Embody the essence of “hip hop style” (elusive movement, smooth hip & body rolls, strong body/hand-eye coordination, footwork)

"Icon" wins at Kalahari

TRY OUTS FOR OUR TEAMS:

Held in May for Full-Year teams
Tryouts are free but you must pay your team registration fee in advance! You will not be permitted to tryout or be considered for a team without paid registration. Anyone not being placed on a team will receive a refund of your registration fee. Anyone not accepting their placement on a team will sacrifice their registration fee with no refund. Please respect the amount of time that coaches & administrators put into creating our new teams, if you cannot commit to the full year, try our Half-Year teams in the Fall.

Friends are made at Pride

LEVELS for cheer teams: We develop teams each year according to the level of current talent & age appropriateness. Because it can vary each season, we encourage anyone interested to inquire or tryout. We take great care to create each team’s level & place each child accordingly, using coaches expertise.