Team USA Dance

 

About Team USA Dance

Congratulations to the University of Memphis and Pace Elite for being chosen as the 2012 Team USA Dance!

Hip Hop
The University of Memphis will be representing the United States at the 2012 ICU Championship in the Hip Hop division. When people hear the name, Memphis, they usually think of their amazing dance ability and creative hip hop routines.

For the last 26 years, Memphis has competed at UDA's College Nationals and every year their fans can expect to be entertained by their routines. Since 1986, they have won 13 National Titles in the Hip Hop division.  

Jazz & Pom
Pace Elite will be representing the United States in the Jazz and Pom divisions. Pace Elite's dance team has been competing for over 20 years. They have competed at Worlds for the past five years and have walked away wining the Jazz division every year. They also won three World Titles in International Pom.

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2009 marked the first year for the ICU World Championship in Orlando, Florida. The selection process consisted of determining which single dance team would represent the United States of America in a competition that involved separate three routines (Jazz, Hip Hop, and Freestyle Cheerdance).  With four UDA College National Championship titles in the Division 1A Hip Hop division and a more than stellar record in the Division 1A Jazz, the University of Cincinnati Dance Team became the first ever Team USA Dance.  The UC Dance Team head coach of over a decade, Lisa Spears, guided the team to an astonishing victory.  Team USA Dance received gold medals in the Jazz, Hip Hop, and Freestyle Cheerdance categories.  This "Dream Team" was truly remarkable.

Once again, Team USA Dance dominated the stage at the 2010 ICU World Championships in Orlando, Florida.  The Golden Gopher Dance Team from the University of Minnesota was selected to represent the United States of America after submitting a phenomenal tryout video.  The Golden Gophers won the UDA College National Champion five times, and in 2010 they were the first dance team to win both the Jazz and Pom categories within Division 1A.  Amber Jackson, the Golden Gopher head coach, steered the talented team in the right direction, winning gold in the Jazz and Freestyle categories and silver in Hip Hop at the ICU World Championship.

 

Team Members

 

ICU World Championships

   2009 Jazz- Gold 
   2009 Hip Hop- Gold 
   2009 Freestyle- Gold 

   2010 Jazz- Gold 
   2010 Hip Hop- Silver 
   2010 Freestyle- Gold

   2011 Jazz- Gold 
   2011 Hip Hop- Gold 
   2011 Freestyle- Gold

 

Photos

    2009 ICU World Championship  View Slideshow

    2010 ICU World Championship  View Slideshow

 

*For more information or if you have any questions please contact Dani Rein – Director of Dance for USA Cheer at 800-859-9912 or mailto:danirein@usacheer.net     

 

 


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