2 The United States All Star Federation (USASF) and International All Star Federation (IASF) only hosts two competitions a year – The Cheerleading Worlds and The Dance Worlds. The event producers of premier National Championships sponsor their best teams to compete at these competitions. Cheer and dance teams from all over the world may qualify to compete in the applicable Senior or International Divisions. In 2009, each partially-paid bid to The Worlds cost the sponsoring event producer $3,500 for each team they send. Given this, and the fact that many event producers are giving multiple bids, it is easy to see that these event producers are allocating substantial resources to support the teams that participate in their respective Nationals. These event producers feel so strongly about the caliber of the teams in these divisions at their nationals that they want them to represent their respective company at The Worlds.
Dates
Prelims: Saturday, April 25, 2009 Finals: Sunday, April 26, 2009
Location
Walt Disney World® Resort, Epcot® World Showplace Orlando, Florida, USA
Tentative Schedule of Events
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2009 • Teams arrive at The Worlds Village and register with the Worlds staff to receive tickets, nametags, room keys and other information concerning the weekend’s events. • 5:00 pm – VIP Coaches Reception and Awards Ceremony (MANDATORY - 2 Gym Owners/Coaches per team) SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2009 • Cheer Worlds Preliminary Competition at Disney’s Wide World of Sports ® Complex and/or Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ • Dance Worlds Preliminary Competition at Epcot® World Showplace SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2009 • Cheer Worlds Final Competition and Awards at Disney’s Wide World of Sports ® Complex and/or Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ • Dance Worlds Final Competition and Awards at Epcot® World Showplace • Private Block Party at Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2009 • Teams Depart • USASF Cheer and Dance Coaches Conference at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort April 27-28, 2009 Event details and venues are subject to change.
VIP Coaches Reception and Awards CEREMONY
The IASF & USASF will host this very special and elegant function on Friday, April 24, 2009. It is MANDATORY for two representatives (gym owners and/or coaches) from each team participating in either The Cheerleading or Dance Worlds to attend. The event is “free” for the two representatives from each team. Transportation will be provided from the host hotel to Epcot’s World Showplace and is scheduled to begin at approximately 5:00 p.m. Please make travel arrangements to Orlando accordingly to ensure your representatives are there on time. Note: If you have additional coaches and/or gym owners that would like to attend, additional tickets for this function will be available on a first come/first served basis. See the Ticket Order Form in the USASF/IASF Cheerleading and Dance Worlds Information and Registration Packet. Competition Structure: Senior Dance - All teams entering the Senior Dance Categories must compete in the “prelims” on Saturday, April 25th. There will be a minimum of 50% of the teams, from each of the following divisions, progressing from “prelims” to the “finals” on Sunday, April 26th at Epcot’s World Showplace. International Open - All teams entering the International Open Dance Categories must compete in the “prelims” on Saturday, April 25th. A maximum of three (3) of the highest scoring teams from “each country” in each International category will progress from “prelims” to “finals” on Sunday, April 26th. 2009 Dance Worlds Divisions Senior Dance 18 years and younger - Jazz, Pom, Hip Hop International Open 14 years and older – Jazz, Pom, Hip Hop
Description of Categories:
JAZZ A jazz routine incorporates stylized dance movements and combinations, formation changes, group work, leaps and turns. Emphasis is placed on proper technical execution, extension, control, body placement and team uniformity. POM Poms must be used 80% of the routine. Important characteristics of a pom routine include synchronization and visual effect, clean and precise motions, strong pom technique, and incorporate dance technical elements. Visual effect includes level changes, group work, formation changes, the use of different color poms, etc. HIP HOP Routines emphasize the street style movements with an emphasis on execution, style, creativity, body isolations and control, rhythm, uniformity and musical interpretation. Teams may also put an additional focus on athletic incorporations such as jumps, jump variations, combo jumps and other tricks.
Awards:
Dance Worlds Division Awards – The USASF/IASF will be awarding the top 10 teams in each of the 3 categories for the Senior Dance Division and International Open Division at the Dance Worlds. IASF Nations Cup Championship – International Dance The USASF/IASF will be awarding the top 10 teams in each of the 3 categories for the International Dance Division at the Dance Worlds. In addition, they will take the average of all teams from each country (in the finals of all 3 International Dance Categories), to come up with an overall ranking of nations. The award will be presented to the highest scoring team from each country ranked in the top 10.
