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Cheer Hotline 1.9.25-1.16.25

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ANNOUNCEMENTS 1.9-1.16

*GYM CLOSED ON THURSDAY 1.9 DUE TO WEATHER. No Classes or Practices Running! Friday is TBD at the time of this posting- keep an eye on your Team BAND and emails*

URGENT!!!! PREMIER PREP AND ALL STAR: VARSITY WAIVER

We were just notified that all athletes now need to have an online waiver filled out for our competitions.

Follow the steps below and get done by Wednesday, 1.8!

1. Go to: https://varsity.tfaforms.net/74

2. Fill out Information. Program State- TX, Program name- Excite Gym and Cheer (Highland Village), Select your athletes Team Name

3. Follow the steps and fill out all information.

PREMIER PREP AND ALL STAR: ACA NATIONALS

Extra Practices: We have dates blocked for potential extra practice before ACA nationals. We are going to go ahead and plan on having these so you can adjust schedules accordingly.

Friday 1/10/26: Tremor and Electric 6pm-7pm

Spectator Tickets: *Must be purchased online!* https://www.showclix.com/tickets/aca-grand-nationals-di-dii-elxbi17

Event Website: https://www.varsity.com/aca/

Program Times: https://d0d0e1bc-e1d4-4604-a089-339b86c6ae21.usrfiles.com/ugd/d0d0e1_b2b69bd7a75a4c799d67c27273c90fb9.pdf

SHOCK, DYNAMITE AND INTENSE: SUMMIT!

First, congrats on your bids!!! We could not be more proud or more excited that you guys earned your bids!!

**URGENT EMAIL SENT TO DYNAMITE AND INTENSE ON 1/3 with a deadline approaching on 1/21! If you did not receive, please email cheer@excitegym.com asap!

This is a first for so many of you guys and is a much different event than All Star Worlds. From payment timelines to registration to packages; it can be a lot. We will be sending out information via email for anything that is going on and any updates we may have. Some of the deadlines come very quickly so please be sure you are staying on top of checking your emails from us. We will do our best to let you know about anything urgent in your band.

For now, you CAN start to book your flights but DO NOT book any hotel/lodging! Below is a quick explanation of the dates. We will send out hotel/lodging information as soon as possible.

Intense and Dynamite:

April 29th- Show off at Excite!

May 1st- arrive by 3pm in Orlando. Practice that evening

May 2nd- Prelims! Any team with a Wild Card bid will compete. Top 5 scores will advance straight to Finals.

May 3rd- Semi-Finals! Teams with At Large or Partial Paid bids (this does NOT include us right now) will compete.

May 4th- Finals! All teams that advance from Prelims and Semi-Finals will compete for final rankings.

May 5th- Highly recommended departure date. We have no control of when we will go in Finals or when awards will be. Please plan accordingly.

Shock:

April 21st- Show off at Excite!

April 23rd- arrive in Tampa by 4pm. Practice that evening.

April 24th- Wild Card and Preliminary Round! Top 8 scores in Wild Card round will advance to Finals. Preliminary Round is for those with an at large, partial paid or paid bid (this does NOT include us right now).

April 25th- Finals! All teams that advance from Wild Card and Preliminary Round will compete for final rankings.

April 26th- Highly recommended departure date. We have no control of when we will go in Finals or when awards will be. Please plan accordingly.

We can’t wait to start the official climb to Summit!!!!

ALL TEAMS: BANQUET DIETARY RESTRICTIONS

Please email tammyh@excitegym.com with any dietary restrictions that you may need for your end of season banquet. Please email by January 9th!

1. ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 1/3-1/8

Inspire: Rachel

Tiny Tikis: Elizabeth

Mini Moanas: Harper

Glitter Girls: Hayden

Believe: Not Given

Dazzle: Not Given

Tremor: Not Given

Electric: Not Given

Shock: Savannah

Dynamite: Quinn

Intense: Brinkley

Gossip: Not Given

Fever: Kaitlyn

2. WHAT TO WEAR

*Reminder that all athletes, regardless of age, must have a sports bra on underneath their practice wear clothing.*

THURSDAY 1.9: RED TANK/ ANY SHORTS/ CHEER SHOES/ HAIR BOW

*Extra Practices for Intense, Gossip and Fever: Wear Team Shirt, any shorts, cheer shoes, hair bow.

FRIDAY 1.10: Extra practices for Tremor, Electric, Shock and Dynamite: Wear any black shirt, any shorts, cheer shoes, hair bow

SATURDAY 1.11 AND SUNDAY 1.12: COMPETITION: Tremor, Electric, Shock, Dynamite, Intense, Gossip and Fever

Monday 1.13: BLACK TOP/ ANY SHORTS/ CHEER SHOES/ HAIR BOW

Tuesday 1.14: RED TOP/ ANY SHORTS/ CHEER SHOES/ HAIR BOW

Wednesday 1.15: RED TOP/ ANY SHORTS/ CHEER SHOES/HAIR BOW

Thursday 1.16: RED TOP / ANY SHORTS/ CHEER SHOES/ HAIR BOW

*Extra Practices for Intense, Gossip and Fever: Wear Team Shirt, any shorts, cheer shoes, hair bow.

Sunday 1.19: WHITE TANK/ ANY SHORTS/ CHEER SHOES/ HAIR BOW

3. PROSHOP

No updates this week.

4. INSPIRE

Reminders/ Updates:

-Banquet Info!

Photos- pictures needed for banquet video!! Alison will be making a shared album that you can upload to. Expect an invitation within the next week! If you do not have an iphone, you can send pictures directly to Alison at 214-649-5624.

Date and Time- January 19th, 2025 5pm-7pm

Where- Hilton Garden Inn, Lewisville, TX

- PRACTICE 1.12: NO PRACTICE

-PRACTICE 1.19: PRACTICE & BANQUET

Practice will still be running! Wear black practice shirt, athletic shorts and shoes for practice.

5. HALF SEASON: SPARKLERS AND THRILL

Announcements/ Reminders:

-Gym Closed 12.21-1.3.25: No practices or classes. Happy Holidays! Clinics and camps available! View and sign up here: https://www.excitegym.com/_files/ugd/40d55e_c16ffb0f19ad47099cefe4698967a255.pdf

-All practices are considered mandatory. If you must miss, please use the absent request form: https://forms.wix.com/f/7096980674329968931

What to wear: Please wear the practice shirt, athletic shorts, cheer shoes and hair in a pony tail with a bow to all practices.

Important Dates:

-January 24th – Show of at Excite! Kids arrive 5:00pm – Show-off 6:00pm

-January 25th or 26th – United Cheer NTX Championship at Curtis Culwell Center **EDITED SINCE INFORMATION RELEASE** The event is having to use 2 days to fit all registered teams. Once we know which day we are going, we will alert you here. For now, keep both days open.

-February 1st: DCC Classic at AT&T Stadium

-February 6th: Celebration and last practice at Excite! Sparklers 4pm-4:45pm/ Thrill 5pm-5:45pm

-Gym Closings: October 31st, November 24th-30th, December 22nd-January 5th

6. IMPORTANT DATES

-December 21st- January 3rd: Gym Closed. No practice or classes. Premier Prep and All Star will have --required workouts to be completed over break.

-January 5th: *MANDATORY* All Star practices- $100 fine and athlete on alternate status if missed!

-January 9th: Deadline to email tammyh@excitegym.com with any dietary restrictions that you may need for your end of season banquet

-January 9th or 10th: Potential Extra Practice- Times listed in announcements section! Tremor, Electric, Shock, Dynamite, Intense, Gossip and Fever

-January 11th-12th: COMPETITION- Tremor, Electric, Shock, Dynamite, Intense, Gossip and Fever. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.

-January 19th: Inspire Banquet

-February 1st: COMPETITION- Inspire, Tiny Tikis, Mini Moanas, Glitter Girls, Believe and Dazzle. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.

-February 8th- 9th: ALL STAR TRAVEL COMPETITION!! See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details and travel instructions.

-February 23rd-27th: NCA Week! Premier Prep and All-Star teams will practice each date listed. 26th will be show off and 27th will only require practice if necessary.

-February 24th-27th: No Novice or Prep Team Practices due to NCA Nationals. Classes will still be running.

-March 8th: COMPETITION- Believe and Dazzle. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.

-March 9th-15th: Gym Closed. No practice or classes.

-March 18th: Novice Banquet

-March 21st: Potential Extra Practice- Tremor and Electric. TBD for All Star

-March 22nd-23rd: COMPETITION- Tremor and Electric. TBD for All Star. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.

-March 28th: Prep, Premier Prep and All Star banquet

-March 30th: COMPETITION- Tiny Tikis, Mini Moanas, Glitter Girls, Believe and Dazzle. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.

-April 5th-6th: Regional Summit in New Orleans, LA. TBD for All Star. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.

-April 24th-25th: Youth Summit in Tampa, FL. TBD for Shock. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details. Extra practice schedule for this event will be released later.

-May 1st-4th: The Summit in Orlando, FL. TBD for Dynamite, Intense, Gossip and Fever. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details. Extra practice schedule for this event will be released later.

BILLING DATES:

*Reminder that if you need to set up a payment plan you need to contact the front office at office@excitegym.com* Monthly tuition will always be billed on the last business day of the month, below are the special billing dates only.

-January 31st: All Star Chicago Travel Fee $58

2025-2026 SEASON DATES:

-June 19th-23rd, 2025: All Star Camp *MANDATORY* (posted 8.22.24)

-July 14th-20th, 2025: All Star Choreography *MANDATORY* (posted 9.12.24)

7. ATTACHMENTS:

Competition Hair Tutorial Videos:

Novice and Prep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfhYurp40Aw

Premier Prep/ Dynamite, Intense, Gossip and Fever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3nADtLDuA4

Shock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tALv8jiFcj0

Competition Make Up Tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4pb49OldsY

Competition Schedule 2024-2025: