State fair to bring back Cheer Classic
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[July
05, 2013]
SPRINGFIELD -- Grab your pompoms
and get your spirit fingers ready; the Illinois State Fair Cheer
Classic is back! It has been years since a cheerleading competition
at the state fair, but this year Capital Elite has been asked to
help bring this great tradition to the fair once again. The Cheer
Classic will take place Aug. 17 in Happy Hollow.
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Rain date is Aug. 18. In the event of rain cancellation, application
fees will be refunded. Guests must pay entry to the fair, but the
Cheer Classic is free to all spectators.
The competition area is a 54-by-42 spring floor, and a warm-up
area will be provided with a 54-by-42 non-spring floor, a spring
tumble strip and a 12-by-42 stretch mat.
Three divisions are offered: School, All Star and Specialty. Each
division is divided into several age categories.
School categories:
All Star age groups:
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Tiny Level 1
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Mini Levels 1-3
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Youth Levels 1-5
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Junior Levels 1-5
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Senior Levels 1-5
The Specialty Division will be
divided based on USASF age divisions. It includes seven
competitions:
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Individual routine
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Duo routine
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Trio routine
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Quad routine
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Stunt routine
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Jump challenge
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Tumbling challenge
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Each team must send a $100 nonrefundable deposit by July 15. The
cost of entry is $30 per cheerleader, which includes admission to
the state fair. An additional $20 will be charged per added event,
which includes all Specialty Division competitions.
Banners will be given to the grand champions of all levels of the
team divisions. Trophies will be given to the first-, second- and
third-place teams as well as the competitors in the Specialty
Division. All team and squad participants will receive a medal.
The registration deadline is July 15, including the registration
form and nonrefundable deposit. Full payment must be received by
Aug. 1. Registration forms can be emailed to
cheerisf2013@ymail.com.
Payment and registration forms can be mailed to: ISF Cheer Classic,
c/o Capital Elite All Stars, 2877 N. Dirksen Parkway, Springfield,
IL 62702.
For more information on the Illinois State Fair Cheer Classic,
email cheerisf2013@ymail.com
or call the special events office at 217-782-0777.
The 2013 Illinois State Fair runs Aug. 8-18.
[Text from
Illinois State Fair
file received from the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
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