Team selection process

Our team selection process is a recruitment model. Interested athletes can attend a recruit clinic to showcase their skills to our coaches, they can submit videos to our Head Cheer & Dance Coach for review, or they can do both to be considered for a spot on the team. If an interested athlete is unable to attend a clinic but would like to set up a time to attend a practice they can do so by emailing our head coach at kking3@centenary.edu

Preferred Skills

The following skills are preferred skills for making the team. Interested athletes are not required to have all of the skills to make the team.

-Double+ pirouettes

-Jetes Right and Left (can develop or brush up to split leap)

-Splits Right and Left

-Calypso leap

-Toe Touch

-Tilt or switch tilt

Time Commitment

Our program is a full year team that performs at games as well as competes at various competitions. The team will perform at the half-time of all home soccer games in the fall. The team will also dance and perform at all home men’s and women’s basketball games in the winter. Over the fall and winter the team will compete in 4-5 virtual/in-person competitions before heading to college nationals in the spring semester.  Our team practices Monday – Friday in the afternoon and has required study hall hours as well each week.

Dance Team Benefits

-No out-of-pocket cost to join

-Paid uniforms and accessories

-National competition opportunity

-Performing at NCAA Division III athletic events

-Appearances and performances outside of the university

-Access to athletic trainers, training facilities, and team doctors