A BIG THANK YOU………………..

UKCA lead a FUN “Cheerleading Day” at Banbridge Academy on Monday 25th June.

The day was a huge success with UKCA NI representative Karen Graham leading a full day of pom dance and stunt workshops for the pupils.

Three full routines were taught and performed with great enthusiasm inspiring the pupils to form teams for the 2013 NI National UKCA Championships.

The pupils enjoyed their first taste of Cheerleading and routines were showcased and filmed at the end of the sessions.

“I hope we at UKCA have inspired the girls to start school teams, which I am very sure will be the outcome given the response at the end of special Cheerleading event.”

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A huge thank you to Teacher Miss Diane Morrow, who was trained by UKCA in 2009, for inviting UKCA to lead their special event which was to raise funds for the schools successful dance team as they prepare to head to London to showcase their skills with other UK schools.
The pupils and staff made us very welcome.

Thank you also to the local UKCA NI Cheerleaders who attended to share their Skills & Knowledge and also to Northern Ireland Allstar Cheerleaders senior stunt team who put on a demonstration for the pupils in stunting skills and tumbling skills.

Thank you Miss Morrow & Banbridge Academy for a most enjoyable day of Cheerleading!

We will be holding one week Summer Schools for Cheerleading and Street Cheer this summer from the 16th to the 19th July at the Girls Model School, Belfast.

You can book online via the UKCA booking systme: http://crm.ukca.org.uk or download a booking form below:

Cheerleading Booking Form

Street Cheer Booking Form

Schools Festival, Thursday 31st May 2012, Co Antrim

The inaugural Schools Festival in Northern Ireland was a roaring success with 120 pupils from local Primary Schools competing for the top three places in the closed championship.

The festival was a culmination of the partnership of Antrim Borough Council, Sport NI and UKCA.

Local schools were invited as part of the ongoing Active Communities Programme which encourages participation in sport and healthy lifestyles, whilst encouraging mutual trust & respect, an integral part of the UKCA Mission Statement.

This very important event was part of UKCA’s on-going LTAD Programme to encourage a sustained growth of grass root Cheerleaders and set a goal to compete at the annual UKCA Northern Ireland Schools National Championships.

This can only be achieved with the ongoing successful working partnerships UKCA holds with local sporting agencies and council authorities.

Schools within the Antrim Borough Council areas were invited to register for this exciting inaugural event and the day proved to be a great success with all teams wining an award.

Antrim Borough Council Coach Samantha Burrell (trained by UKCA) not only choreographed the schools competition routines, but trained the pupils over 6 weeks in preparation for the 31st May event.

Northern Ireland UKCA Representative, Karen Graham, was delighted to be involved with mentoring Samantha and also delivering a stunt workshop. Karen also had the pleasure of judging all performances.

Olympus Girls Club – Thursday 31st May 2012

UKCA received an invitation from one of Northern Ireland’s biggest clubs to present their annual year end awards at their 43rd Display.

NI Rep Karen Graham proudly took up this role on behalf of the organisation and was earlier in the year involved in judging the girls for the annual prizes in physical movement and activity.

Olympus displayed their winning NI Pom Dance routines to an appreciative audience.

Olympus Girls Club have over 200 young girls and adults and can boast a disabled section ‘The Spectrum Girls’ and it was a delight to see these members being fully integrated into the performances.

A huge thank you to Olympus on behalf of UKCA for this special invitation.