Saturday, March 4th • Dance 8 am-noon | Cheer 1-5 pm
Mount Mercy University – Hennessey Rec Center
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Registration Fee: $10 per sport ($20 to attend both dance & cheer clinics)
Join us at our Spring Cheer & Dance Recruit Clinic and have a chance to see what it would be like to participate in collegiate cheer! Scholarship offers to be given!
This is open to high school (9th-12th), college transfer, and MMU students of all levels.
Please bring the following items:
- Water bottle
- Light Snacks for break
- Dance shoes of choice -or- cheer shoes that you can perform skills in (such as jumps, turns, tumbling/acro, or stunts)
- A big smile & positive attitude!
What to wear: any athletic top with shorts (cheer) or leggings (dance) & hair secured back away from face. No jewelry of any kind for cheer, no loose jewelry for dance.
Tentative Agenda:
DANCE
7:45-8:00 Check-in
8:00-8:30 Introduction and warm up
8:30-9:00 Jumps
9:00-9:30 Turns
9:30-10:00 Improv/Other Skills
10:00-10:45 Learn Short Team Performance (NAIA Style) Routine
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-11:15 Showcase
11:15-11:45 Breakout Pods by Intended Major
11:45-12:00 Stretch / MMU Spirit Squad Info Session / Q&A with the Team
lunch break noon-1pm
CHEER
12:45-1:00 Check-in
1:00-1:15 Introduction and warm up
1:15-1:45 Jumps
1:45-2:30 Cheers/Chants/Dance
2:30-3:15 Body Positions and Tumbling
3:15-3:30 Break
3:30-4:45 Stunting
4:45-5:00 Stretch / MMU Spirit Squad Info Session / Q&A with the Team
Contact Coach Michaela (cheer) at mdavis@mtmercy.edu or Coach Taylor (dance) at tkass@mtmercy.edu with any questions.