• Applications & Tryout fee of $30: due on May 31st by midnight.
(Any late submissions will accrue a 5 point deduction towards final score.)

• Only 1 open gym left! Friday, May 31st, 6-8pm in East Court.

• Clinic SUNDAY, June 2nd, 9am-2pm in the Dempsey. Register to hold your place!

Tryouts will be held in Marv Harshman Court
• Dance Team: Monday, June 3 & Wednesday, June 5 from 5:30-8:30 pm
• Cheer Squad: Tuesday, June 4 & Wednesday, June 5 from 5:30-9:00 pm
• June 6: Team meeting and uniform fitting for both Cheer and Dance

Go Dawgs!

MOTIONS
Basic Motions/Sideline
(Purple, Gold, Let’s Go Dawgs!)

DANCE
• CHEER DANCE w/Sideline (sideline from front, sideline from back)
• SOLO Home Routine
• 4-5 non repeating EIGHT Counts (your style of choice)
• Include 1 standing Tumbling Element
• Music Pre-selected by staff

TUMBLING:
Females
• Standing Backhandspring (Minimum)
• Standing Tuck
• Standing Backhandspring Back Tuck
• Running Tumbling
• Round off Backhandspring (Minimum)
Males
•  (No Minimum)

STUNTING
• 2 Stunts any level — BASIC STUNT
• Be prepared to show more difficult skills (Toss Stunts, 1 Arm Stunts, Twisting Skills)

INTERVIEW
Potential for interview. Remember you are constantly being “judged”, make a good impression.

UW DANCE REQUIREMENTS

MOTIONS
Basic Motions/Sideline
(Purple, Gold, Let’s Go Dawgs!)

DANCE
• Jazz Routine
• CHEER DANCE w/Sideline (taught at clinic, available online: sideline from front, sideline from back)
• Hip Hop Routine
• SOLO Home Routine
• 4-5 non repeating EIGHT Counts (your style of choice)
• Include Technique
• Music Pre-selected by staff

TECHNIQUE
• 2 Across the floor combinations (combination 1, combination 2)
• Turning Combination (turning combination)
Double Pirouettes, Triple Pirouettes, Quadruple Pirouettes
Fouettes
A la Seconds
Jete Leap
Open Second Leap, Open Second Switch Leap
Calypso
High Kick Forward (both legs), Tilt Kick (both legs)

INTERVIEW
Potential for interview. Remember you are constantly being “judged”, make a good impression.

SIDELINE FROM FRONT

SIDELINE FROM BACK

ACROSS THE FLOOR COMBINATION 1

ACROSS THE FLOOR COMBINATION 2

TURNING COMBINATION

8:30-8:45                     Check In

9:00-9:15                     Welcome, Intro & Questions

9:15-9:30                     Warm-Up & Stretch

9:30-9:45                     BASIC MOTIONS/SIDELINE

(PURPLE, GOLD, LET’S GO DAWGS!)

9:45 – 10:15                GROUP PURPLE

Dance Technique/Dance (CARLI)

Tumble & BASIC STUNT (SHERMIN)

GROUP GOLD

Cheer Dance (KRISTINE)

Switch

10:15-10:45                 GROUP GOLD

Dance Technique/Dance (CARLI)

Tumble & BASIC STUNT (SHERMIN)

GROUP PURPLE

Cheer Dance (KRISTINE)

ALL GUYS WILL STAY IN

Tumble & BASIC STUNT, GIRLS WILL ROTATE.

10:45-10:50                 BREAK

10:50 – 11:20              Stunt Session

Dance Workshop

11:20 – 11:30              TRYOUT FORMAT

APPEARANCE READY

11:30 – 12:10               LUNCH

12:10 – 1:15                STUNT SESSION #2

DANCE WORKSHOP

1:15 –1:45                   OPEN WORKSHOP

HOME ROUTINE

REVIEW SIDELINE DANCE

TECHNIQUE

1:45                             ANSWER QUESTIONS

2:00                             DISMISSAL

GO HUSKIES!!!

Tryouts will be held:
•       Dance Team: Monday, June 3 & Wednesday, June 5 from 5:30-8:30 pm, Marv Harshman Court
•       Cheer Squad: Tuesday, June 4 & Wednesday, June 5 from 5:30-9:00 pm, Marv Harshman Court
•       June 6: Team meeting and uniform fitting for both Cheer and Dance

OPEN practices in the EAST GYM (Not Mandatory BUT HELPFUL!) NO instruction will be given at these open practices. This is primarily a place to practice. But don’t hesitate- ASK veteran cheerleaders, coaches or others for help.
•       May 10: Open Gym, 6-8 pm
•       May 13: Open Gym, 6-8 pm
•       May 17: Open Gym, 6-8 pm
•       May 20: Open Gym, 6-8 pm
•       May 31: Open Gym, 6-8 pm

Prospective Candidates ONLY and those cleared by the training room will have access to open gym practices. Insurance information, Waiver, Physical from within 6 months must be submitted prior to participation.

FEES/COST
Open Gyms (optional) = FREE
Clinics (optional instructional four hour sessions) = $25 per session.
Tryouts (mandatory) = $30

*Fees waived for all returning Cheer and Dance Team members.
**For payment, please bring a check made out to: University of Washington.
**Fees for Tryouts and Clinics can be combined onto 1 check.

Applications are due by midnight on May 31st!!!
All other forms can be: Downloaded, Filled out
1) Scanned and dropped into the drop box on the website
2) Hand Delivered to the Graves Building reception desk
3) Mailed to : Department of Intercollegiate Athletics | UW Cheer & Dance
Box 354070, Graves Building, Seattle, WA 98195

Questions…please continue to visit www.uwcheerandpom for continuous updates or email Shermin Davidson at uwspirit@uw.edu.

Thanks & GO HUSKIES!!!

• May 6: Info Meeting, 7-8 pm, East Court
• May 10: Open Gym, 6-8 pm, East Court
• May 11: Clinic, 9 am – 2 pm, Dempsey Indoor from 9 – 11 am, East Field from 11 am – 2 pm
• May 13: Open Gym, 6-8 pm, East Court
• May 17: Open Gym, 6-8 pm, East Court
• May 20: Open Gym, 6-8 pm, East Court
• May 31: Open Gym, 6-8 pm, East Court
• June 2: Clinic, 9 am – 2 pm, Dempsey Indoor

TRYOUTS

• Dance Team: Monday, June 3 & Wednesday, June 5 from 5:30-8:30 pm, Marv Harshman Court
• Cheer Team: Tuesday, June 4 & Wednesday June 5 from 5:30-9:00 pm, Marv Harshman Court
• June 6: Team meeting and uniform fitting for both Cheer and Dance

All events will take place in the UW Athletics Complex at Marv Harshman Court, East Court, East Field, or the Dempsey Indoor.

FEES/COST

Open Gyms (optional) = FREE
Clinics (optional instructional four hour sessions) =  $25 per session.
Tryouts (mandatory) = $30
*Fees waived for all returning Cheer and Dance Team members.
**For payment, please bring a check made out to: University of Washington.

Please note that summer practices will begin July 26.

An application will be posted with more information in the coming week. Please contact us with any questions. Thanks and Go Dawgs!