On Saturday, December 3rd, and Sunday, December 4th, we held our Winter Cheer and Dance Championships! Cheer and dance teams from across the UK competed at Belle Vue Sports Village, where we witnessed some elite cheer talents from across the country.

As always, we had so much fun with the companionship and were blown away by the competition, sheer talent, and joy on display over the weekend! We owe all the competitors, coaches, clubs, mascots, parents, and spectators a huge round of applause for making this weekend of competitions the very best it could possibly be.

Winter Cheer & Dance Championships 

Saturday’s Winter Cheer and Dance Championship saw athletes competing in Group Stunts, Cheerleading across all levels, plus the Mascot Showdown.

Sparkler’s Pearl opened Saturday morning with their incredible Cheerleading Level 6 Senior performance! The EVC Sapphires took centre stage to start our afternoon with their Cheerleading Level 2 Junior routine – just spectacular!! 

The teams continued to wow us through a full day of healthy competition. Huge congratulations to all of the teams. You should all be so proud of yourselves. You showed up and gave it your absolute best. What a great show!

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Sunday’s Championship had athletes competing in Pom Dance, Cheer Dance, Urban Cheer, and the Mascot Showdown. We saw lots of spectators dancing, too! 

Sunday’s competition started with Spotlight Stars Attention wowing us with their Pom Dance Level 1 Senior performance, which was so much fun. Spotlight Stars Everybody Dance opened the afternoon’s performances with a fabulous routine. Thank you so much!

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See all the results for the Winter Cheer & Dance Championships – December 2022
https://ukca.org.uk/results/

A massive round of applause to JBCD, who took home that coveted Mascot Showdown award!

Well done to our Grand Champion!

Clarets Vibe was our Grand Champion for their Pom Level 2 routine, with an overall percentage of 88.571! Amazing and huge congratulations!

We would love to extend a gigantic and heartfelt THANK YOU to all the organisers, staff, volunteers, and stewards who ensured this event ran smoothly. We couldn’t do this multiple times a year without you!

To our spectators: Thank you for bringing YOUR best support and biggest cheers to create the best atmosphere and root for all these spectacular teams. Our cheer family, and friends are the best!

Finally, to our hosts: Thank you for guiding us through yet another fun-filled weekend!

Check out some of the awesome highlights from the weekend: 

Once again, a huge, ecstatic congratulations to every competitor who made the Winter Cheer & Dance Championships the phenomenal event it was. Every moment was thrilling!

See you at the next competition!

On Saturday, June 25th, we held our summer cheer and dance championships! The next Sunday, June 26th, we held our Schools Championships! Cheer and dance teams competed at Belle Vue Sports Village where we witnessed some of the elite cheer talents from across the UK.

Holding both competitions over one weekend was a lot of fun and we were blown away by the sheer talent on display!

A huge round of applause to the competitors, coaches, clubs, mascots, parents and spectators for making the weekend the very best it could possibly be.

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Summer Cheer & Dance Championships 

Saturday’s Summer Cheer and Dance Championship saw athletes competing in Group Stunts, Cheerleading, Urban Cheer, Cheer Dance, and Pom Dance across all levels, plus, the Mascot Showdown.

All of the teams continued to wow us through a full day of healthy competition. Just massive congratulations to each and every team who placed. You should all be so proud of yourselves, you showed up and gave it your absolute best!

See all the results for the Summer Cheer & Dance Championships – June 2022
https://ukca.org.uk/results/

A special shoutout to the two teams taking home the coveted Mascot Showdown trophies! The Apex Cheetah and the Flux Flamingo gave us such stellar performances! Congratulations!

Well done to our Grand Champions!

Grand Champion Cheer: Clarets Zodiac with a score of 86!

Grand Champion Dance: Hartlepool Hawks Clarity with a score of 91!

National Schools Cheer & Dance Championships

Sunday’s Schools Championships saw talented athletes competing in Cheerleading, Disability Cheerleading, Pom Dance, Disability Pom Dance, and Urban Cheer across all levels, plus the Mascot Showdown.

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The Hillstars Thunder opened the Championships with their Level 2 Cheerleading performance. Absolutely incredible!! They set the stage for a day of talented performances from our nation’s schools. We were all blown away by the cheer, dance, and stunts on display! Every single one of you should be as proud of yourselves as we all our of you. Huge congratulations!

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See all the results for the National Schools Cheer & Dance Championships – June 2022
https://ukca.org.uk/results/

A big round of applause to the Oasis Academy Oldham Lion who took home the Mascot Showdown trophy. Roar!

We would love to extend a huge and heartfelt THANK YOU, from the bottom of our hearts, to all the organisers, staff, volunteers, and stewards who ensured this event ran smoothly. We couldn’t do this without you!

To our spectators: Thank you for bringing YOUR a-game to create the best atmosphere possible and cheer on all these spectacular teams. There’s nothing like our cheer family and friends!!

Finally, to our hosts: Thank you for guiding us through yet another fun-filled weekend!

Check out some of the awesome highlights from the weekend: 

Once again, a huge, ecstatic congratulations to every single competitor who made the Summer Cheer & Dance Championships and the National Schools Cheer & Dance Championships the outstanding events they were. The tosses, cartwheels, and landings were all on POINT. 

See you at the next competition! 

We held our first championships of 2022 at the start of April. Cheer and dance teams from across the UK competed at Belle Vue Sports Village, showcasing some of the top talent in the country.

The weekend was an absolute blast and, yet again, we are overjoyed with the talent, competition, companionship, and joy displayed. A huge standing ovation for all the competitors, coaches, clubs, mascots, and spectators for making the championship the best it could possibly be.

The competition, split over two days, saw Cheer athletes competing in Group Stunts, Cheerleading, Cheer Dance, Urban Cheer, and Pom Dance across all levels, plus, the Mascot Showdown.

The Burnley Clarets opened the Championships on Saturday with a stellar performance. They absolutely brought it 🙌, leading to an incredible day full of Cheerleading and Group Stunts. A huge congratulations to every team who placed on Saturday!! Each and every team showed up and competed their hearts out – you should all be so proud of yourselves!!

Dance Nation brought their A-Game to open the floor on Sunday morning with their fun Cheer Dance performance. The stage was set for the rest of the Championship day with Cheer Dance, Urban Cheer, and Pom Dance competitions. Another spectacular day with talented teams blowing us all away. Biggest congratulations to all the teams who placed on Sunday – we hope you’re as proud of yourselves as we are of you!

See all the results for the National Cheer & Dance Championships April 2022
https://ukca.org.uk/results/

A special shout-out to the two teams taking home the honour of the Mascot Showdown! From Saturday, we have Sparkler’s Elite! Yes team! And Sunday saw Cloud 9 – Air Athletics taking home that coveted award.

Well done to our Grand Champions! 

Cheerleading: Clarets Zodiac – Level 3 Cheerleading
Group Stunt: Hartlepool Hawks Phantoms 5 – Group Stunt Level 6
Cheer Dance: Hartlepool Hawks Movement Cheer Dance Junior A

Huge congratulations also to Wigan Vipers and Cirencester ECA for winning the Spirit Award

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We’d like to extend a huge, heartfelt THANK YOU to all of organisers, staff, volunteers, and stewards who made sure this event ran smoothly!! We couldn’t have done this without you!

To our spectators: Thank you for creating an amazing atmosphere and cheering on all these incredible teams. Cheer family and friends are the literal best!!

Finally, to our hosts: Thank you for guiding us through a fun-filled weekend!

Check out some of the awesome highlights from the weekend:

Huge, gigantic congratulations and kudos to everyone who made the National Cheer & Dance Championships 2022 the epic event it was. You all NAILED your landings!! See you at the next competition!

Saturday 2nd April was World Autism Acceptance Day and Tyger signed up to raise money for the National Autistic Society.

Tyger collected a TOTAL of £237.27 at the UKCA Cheer and Dance competition on Saturday and wanted to say: ‘Thank you to everyone for supporting the National Autistic Society 💖

Well done Tyger!
We are proud of you, say we are proud of you

This past weekend, the UKCA Winter Championships took place after a year off due to the global pandemic. We held the event at Belle Vue Sports Village over one day and showcased some of the best cheerleading talents from across the country.

What can we say? This was an absolutely amazing day and every competitor turned it UP for their club and themselves. We are so proud and incredibly blown away at the display of talent. Thank you to all the competitors, coaches, and clubs for making this event the best closer to the year.

This competition saw Cheer athletes competing in Cheerleading, Group Stunts, Cheer Dance, Urban Cheer, Pom Dance, and, of course, the coveted Mascot Showdowns.

Buckley Cheerleading Club opened the day with their fantastic performance from the Dynamites. This set us up for a jaw-dropping morning of Cheer and Group Stunts with each team bringing their A-Game! Congratulations to all the teams placing in the first award’s ceremony of the day.

Spotlight Stars Loud leapt into action to start the afternoon competitions with their stunning Cheer Dance performance. The rest of the afternoon brought us incredible Cheer Dance, Urban Cheer, and Pom Dance competitions. Huge congrats to every team who placed in the final award’s ceremony!

See all the results for the UKCA Winter Cheerleading Championships
https://ukca.org.uk/results/

We know you’re waiting to hear who brought home those coveted Mascot Showdown awards. Wait no longer!! The fierce competition gave way to two clear winners: UCC Wolves absolutely BROUGHT it for the morning with the Spotlight Stars WOWing us in the afternoon!

EVC Sapphires won the Insure4sport Spirit Award!! Congratulations!!

Spotlight Stars brought home a doubleheader in the afternoon by winning the UKCA Spirit Award!

We’d like to extend a huge, heartfelt THANK YOU to all of ourganiser, staff, volunteers, and stewards who made sure this event ran smoothly!! We couldn’t have done this without you!

To our spectators: Thank you for creating an amazing atmosphere and cheering on all these incredible teams. Cheer family and friends are the best!!

Finally, to our hosts: Thank you for guiding us through a fun-filled weekend!

Check out some of the awesome highlights from social media:

WELL DONE to everyone who made the UKCA Winter Championships what it was. You all SMASHED it. Roll on the 2022 competitions!!

We are delighted to inform you that the South West Cheerleading Championships will be held on 27th November 2021

This exciting event will be held at Wellsprings Leisure Centre, TAUNTON.

“Following the forced break in 2020 due to Covid-19 the Exeter Cheer Festival committee were busy working to come back with a bang in 2021! The Event has re-branded, moved to a new venue and will be bigger and better than before!”

For more information head on over to  https://www.southwestcheer.co.uk/

The Judges are always looking for a clean, high energy routine which demonstrates a variety of skills.

* Look carefully at the relevant score sheet and try to include all elements which will be judged.

* Use high energy music and work on the stamina of the Cheerleaders so they can keep performing right to the end of the routine.

* Demonstrate a variety of skills for each element i.e. don’t repeat the same jump over and over, show different types of jumps. This is the same for tumbles and stunts.

* Carefully plan the choreography to include cannon and ripples.

* Think about transitions and formations to keep the routine interesting. Try not to have Cheerleaders moving too much or right across the floor. Make the changes slick and clever. 

* Work on performance skills. The judges love to see Cheerleaders smiling and enjoying themselves. 

Start Planning Your Thank You Day!

Some of Britain’s biggest sporting bodies and best-loved sports stars are coming together to say thank you to the army of fans, grassroots volunteers and support workers who have helped them and their sports keep going throughout the last 18 months.

We want YOU to get involved and say Thank You to the people who you think deserve recognition.

Entries Now Open for the UKCA Winter Championships 2021 (4th/5th December 2021)

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Thank You Day is Sunday 4th July 2021 and is an opportunity for the whole of the UK to come together to say thank you to those who deserve it most!

Some of Britain’s biggest sporting bodies and best-loved sports stars are coming together to say thank you to the army of fans, grassroots volunteers and support workers who have helped them and their sports keep going throughout the last 18 months.

Thank You Day’s organiser is calling for people to get together with their friends and neighbours on the 4th July 2021 and join the country’s biggest ever thank you by doing anything from picnics to BBQ’s, street parties to park runs. 

UKCA IS IN!

We want YOU to get involved and say Thank You to the people who you think deserve recognition. Whether you’re a coach who wants to say thank you to your fellow Coaches, Volunteers, or Cheerleaders, or a Cheerleader who wants to give special recognition to your coach or parent, we want to share your thanks on social media. Use #UKCA and #ThankYouDay and we’ll make sure your Thank You gets shared with your Cheerleading family.

Need ideas?

If you’re a Cheerleader, why not send a thank you image or certificate to your coaches and parents to show them your appreciation.

Are you a coach? Send thanks to your Cheerleaders and Volunteers with a poster or certificate.

ThankYouDay.org.uk have created a whole host of templates so you can get creative with your Thank Yous with Social Media, Poster, Certificate and Invite templates!

Find out more about how you can get involved at www.thankyouday.org.uk and get creating!

The relaxation of government guidelines, coming in to effect on Monday 17th May 2021, will allow you to create stunt group bubbles of up to 6 people.

If you are training a full team, we would recommend that you maintain separate stunt group bubbles to minimise contact between cheerleaders, until full restrictions are hopefully lifted in June.

It is important that you continue to follow local guidelines in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Stay Safe – Have Fun