2009
"NATION'S BEST" CHEERLEADER/DANCER GUIDELINES
(All Divisions)
CHEER POWER / POWER DANCE QUALIFYING BID:
- TOP FIVE in every event and age division at all Individual
nationals
- TOP THREE in every event and age division at High Point Banquet (North &
South)
- NEW! Grand Champion team at any Nationals or Tournament of
Champions may selece
5 members from the team to compete in individual events
- Receives a PARTIAL PAID BID
QUALIFYING BID FROM OTHER COMPANY'S INDIVIDUAL NATIONALS:
- TOP FIVE at any other Company's Individual National event
- NEW! Grand Champion team at any Nationals may select 5 members
from the team to
compete in individual events
Cheer Power / Power Dance reserves the right to give AT LARGE
BIDS for the following:
- Extremely Large Divisions
- Extremely High Scores
GUIDELINES:
- If the Individual qualifies in ONLY ONE event they MUST compete in the
ONE qualified event
and may select to compete in ONE other event.
- If the Individual qualifies in MULTIPLE events they may ONLY compete in
those events
- If competing in group events, 1/2 of the group may be replaced.
- The individuals must folow Cheer Power / Power Dance Individual
Guidelines
- NEW! If an individual changes gyms/schools/rec. programs, the bid
will follow the individual
- Individuals must be a member of a cheer or dance team, however that team
does not
need to compete
2009
"NATION'S BEST" GRAND CHAMPION GUIDELINES
(Varsity Solo Divisions)
NEW!
Nation’s Best Individual Grand Champion
will be awarded:
1.
$5,000 Scholarship – The Highest Scoring VARSITY SOLO INDIVIDUAL
from the
following categories:
-
Highest Score from Varsity Elite Best Cheerleader
-
Highest Score from Varsity Best Cheerleader
-
Highest Score from Varsity Best Dancer Jazz/Lyrical/Hip Hop
(combined)
-
Highest Score from Varsity Best Tumble Pass/Jump Only (combined)
-
Highest Score from Varsity Best Crowd Pleaser/Cheer Only (combined)
2. Nation’s Best Individual Grand Champion Winner will receive
an additional
$5,000 toward their college fund for a winning
scholarship totaling $10,000.
3. Nation’s Best Individual Grand Champion will be selected on
the following basis:
-
Essay on “What Cheerleading/Dance Means to Me”
-
Report Card
-
On-Stage Interview
-
Please bring these items with you to Vegas. If you fail to do so,
you will receive
a 0 for that portion of the score.
4. There MUST be FIVE athletes in a category in order to qualify
for Grand Champion.
5. Scholarship money will be paid directly to the
college/university in which the athlete
is enrolled. All money for
non-graduating seniors will be held in an interest baring
account
until graduation. Athletes not attending college will lose their
scholarship
money. Graduating seniors have one year to enter a
college program and must be
enrolled in at least 12 hours to be
eligible for money.
6. An athlete may represent only one-category/combined
categories.
7.
In the event that an Athlete wins highest score in more than
one area, he/she will
represent the category with his/her highest
score. Judges will then select a Grand
Champion Nominee with the
next highest score to compete for Nation’s Best Individual
Grand
Champion.
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