CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The 2024 American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Competitive Cheer and Dance Championship will take place Sunday, February 18 in Waverly, Iowa. Wartburg College will host the second annual conference championship event inside Levick Arena with competition beginning at 11:00 a.m.
 
This year’s event will feature six divisions: Dance (3 categories: Hip-Hop, Jazz, Pom) and Cheer (3 categories: 5-person Group Stunt, Game Day, 2.5-Minute).
 
The A-R-C Competitive Dance Conference Champion will be decided by an average score from the Pom and Jazz routines. A divisional winner will be crowned in each of the three Dance categories (Hip-Hop, Jazz, and Pom) in addition to the overall A-R-C Dance champion.
 
The A-R-C Competitive Cheer Champion will be decided by the score of the 2.5-minute routine; with less than the required minimum number of teams competing (5), the competitive cheerleading event will be held as an invitational this year. A divisional winner will be crowned in the 5-person Group Stunt and Game Day categories, with the A-R-C Competitive Cheer Invitational Champion being named from the 2.5-minute routine. 
 
At last year’s dance championship, the Central Dutch left Indianola with two first-place finishes to become the overall champion. The Dutch earned first-place finishes in Jazz and Hip-Hop while finishing third in Pom. At the cheer invitational last year, Wartburg College came away with first place after finishing first in the 2.5-minute routine and 5-person Group Stunt. 
 

2024 American Rivers Conference Competitive Cheer and Dance Championship Schedule of Events
Performance Time	Dance	Cheer	Category
11:00a		Simpson	2.5-Minute
11:08a		Wartburg	2.5-Minute
11:16a		Dubuque	2.5-Minute
11:26a	Central		Pom
11:34a	Nebraska Wesleyan		Pom
11:42a	Simpson		Pom
11:50a	Coe		Pom
11:58a	Buena Vista		Pom
12:06p	Wartburg		Pom
12:16p		Nebraska Wesleyan	Game Day
12:24p		Central	Game Day
12:32p		Coe	Game Day
12:42p	Simpson		Hip-Hop
12:50p	Buena Vista		Hip-Hop
12:58p	Nebraska Wesleyan		Hip-Hop
1:06p	Wartburg		Hip-Hop
1:14p	Coe		Hip-Hop
1:22p	Central		Hip-Hop
1:32p		Buena Vista (1)	5-Person Group Stunt
1:40p		Wartburg (1)	5-Person Group Stunt
1:48p		Buena Vista (2)	5-Person Group Stunt
1:56p		Buena Vista (3)	5-Person Group Stunt
2:06p	Nebraska Wesleyan		Jazz
2:14p	Simpson		Jazz
2:22p	Coe		Jazz
2:30p	Wartburg		Jazz
2:38p	Buena Vista		Jazz
2:46p	Central		Jazz
3:05p	All-Conference Cheer
3:10p	All-Conference Dance
Approximately 5:30p	Awards

 

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