UCDF Cheer Divisions
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UCDF ALL STAR DANCE TEAM DIVISIONS
DIVISIONS AGE CATEGORIES TIME LIMIT
Tiny 5 years & younger Jazz, Pom, Hip Hop 2 minutes 15 sec
Mini 8 years & younger Jazz, Pom, Hip Hop 2 minutes 15 sec
Youth 11 years & younger Jazz, Pom, Hip Hop 2 minutes 15 sec
Junior 14 years & younger Jazz, Pom, Hip Hop 2 minutes 15 sec
Senior 18 years & younger Jazz, Pom, Hip Hop 2 minutes 15 sec
Open 14 years & older Open (any style) 2 minutes 15 sec
CATEGORY DISCRIPTIONS
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