St. John's University Athletics
St. John’s Dance and Cheer Head to National Championships
1/16/2025 3:24:00 PM | General
Red Storm dance and cheer teams will compete in five separate events across the three-day championships
QUEENS, N.Y. – The St. John's dance and cheer squads will head to Orlando, Fla., this weekend for the Universal Dance Association and Universal Cheer Association National Championships at Disney's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
The three-day competition is set to begin on Friday and will continue through Sunday.
On Friday, the cheer team will compete in the Small Coed Division I Gameday Semi-Finals at 10:20 a.m. If they advance, the group will participate in the Small Coed Division I Gameday Finals, which will be held on Saturday night from 6-8 p.m. The Red Storm cheer team will round out its time in Orlando on Sunday night when it partakes in the University World Cup Cheerleading Championships in the Small Coed Gameday Section at 5 p.m.
The St. John's dance team will begin its weekend at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex with the Division I Dance Gameday Semi-Finals on Friday at 9:30 a.m., followed by the Division I Jazz Preliminary round at 5:40 p.m. If they advance, the group will compete in the Gameday Finals at 9 a.m., before the Jazz Semi-Finals at 10 a.m. The dance team will wrap up Saturday's events with the Division I Hip-Hop Semi-Finals at 4:55 p.m.
The final rounds of both the Division I Jazz and Hip-Hop will be held on Sunday with the award ceremony taking place at 9 p.m.
Fans can watch the National Championships live throughout the Weekend on the Varsity Network.
The three-day competition is set to begin on Friday and will continue through Sunday.
On Friday, the cheer team will compete in the Small Coed Division I Gameday Semi-Finals at 10:20 a.m. If they advance, the group will participate in the Small Coed Division I Gameday Finals, which will be held on Saturday night from 6-8 p.m. The Red Storm cheer team will round out its time in Orlando on Sunday night when it partakes in the University World Cup Cheerleading Championships in the Small Coed Gameday Section at 5 p.m.
The St. John's dance team will begin its weekend at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex with the Division I Dance Gameday Semi-Finals on Friday at 9:30 a.m., followed by the Division I Jazz Preliminary round at 5:40 p.m. If they advance, the group will compete in the Gameday Finals at 9 a.m., before the Jazz Semi-Finals at 10 a.m. The dance team will wrap up Saturday's events with the Division I Hip-Hop Semi-Finals at 4:55 p.m.
The final rounds of both the Division I Jazz and Hip-Hop will be held on Sunday with the award ceremony taking place at 9 p.m.
Fans can watch the National Championships live throughout the Weekend on the Varsity Network.
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