Cheer Extreme Allstars
Sport | Cheerleading and competition dance |
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Founded | 1993 |
Based in | North Carolina |
Colors | Teal, Black, and White |
Owner(s) | Courtney Smith Pope, Ben Pope |
No. of teams | 11 locations in North Carolina, Virginia, Illinois, Chicago and Maryland with over 82 teams (2015–2016) |
Cheer Extreme Allstars is a branch of cheerleading and competition dance gyms found throughout North Carolina, Maryland, Illinois and Virginia.[1] Cheer Extreme is most well known for its Small Senior and Large Senior teams, which received numerous national titles and have ranked in the Cheerleading Worlds competitions, with Cheer Extreme Senior Elite winning the first-place title in 2010, 2012 and 2013. At the 2015 Cheerleading Worlds, Cheer Extreme's Coed Elite won first place. Also at the 2016 Cheerleading Worlds Cheer Extreme's SSX won first place. Cheer Extreme has over 850 National Champion titles.[2] In 2009, owner and coach Courtney Smith Pope, who was a cheerleader for Wake Forest University, won Coach of The Year sponsored by The USASF. In 2013 Cheer Extreme opened a location in Roanoke, Virginia. In 2015 Cheer Extreme opened its newest location in Waldorf, Maryland.[3]
Cheer Extreme was founded in 1994 by Betsy Smith, and is now owned by her daughter and son-in-law, Courtney Smith Pope and Ben Pope.[4]
Publicity
Cheer Extreme Senior Elite was invited to a private audition in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the reality television show America's Got Talent, but did not make it on, the actual televised show. They have also been featured in Inside Cheerleading Magazine.[5] In 2011, CNN featured specials on Cheer Extreme's Senior Elite and SSX teams while they made their way to the 2011 Cheerleading World Championships.[6] In the making is a documentary that is reportedly following them through the 2012–2017 seasons. It is being produced by Sarah Tekeste.[7] Cheer Extreme also have their own YouTube channel (JTV), where videos of practices or performances at competitions can be found.
Awards
- Worlds 2016
- Large Senior (Senior Elite) 5th place
- Large Senior Coed (Coed Elite) 5th place
- Medium Senior (Shade) 8th Place
- Small Senior (Small Senior X / SSX) 1st place
- International All Girl (IAGX / Cougars) 1st place in U.S. Trials
- Large Senior (Ladies of Teal) 10th place
- Medium Senior Coed (Smoex) 8th Place
- Worlds 2015
- Large Senior (Senior Elite) 2nd place
- Large Senior Coed (Coed Elite) 1st place
- International All Girl (IAGX / Cougars) 1st place in U.S Trials/ 3rd place IAG Finals
- Worlds 2014
- International All Girl (IAGX / Cougars) 3rd in U.S. Trials / 7th in the world
- Small Senior (Small Senior X / SSX) 3rd place
- Large Senior Coed (Coed Elite) 3rd place
- Worlds 2013
- Small Senior (Small Senior X / SSX) 2nd place
- Large Senior (Senior Elite) 1st place
- Large Senior Coed (Coed Elite) 3rd place
- Worlds 2012
- Large Senior (Senior Elite) 1st place
- Small Senior (Small Senior X / SSX) 3rd place
- Worlds 2011
- Large Senior (Senior Elite) 3rd place
- Senior Unlimited Coed (Coed Elite) 2nd place
- Worlds 2010
- Large Senior (Senior Elite) 1st place
- Senior Unlimited Coed (Coed Elite) 3rd place
- Small Senior (Small Senior X / SSX) 2nd place
- Worlds 2009
- Small Senior (Small Senior X / SSX) 2nd place
- Senior Unlimited Coed (Coed Elite) 3rd place
- Large Senior (Senior Elite) 3rd place
- Worlds 2008
- Large Senior (Senior Elite) 2nd place
- International All Girl 2nd place
- Worlds 2007
- Large Senior (Senior Elite) 3rd place
- International Coed 3rd place.
- Summit 2016
- Passion (Large Senior Restricted 5) 1st place
- Lady Elite (Large Senior Restricted 5) 2nd Place
- Summit 2015
- Youth Elite Butterflies (Large Youth 5) 1st place
- Junior Coed Elite Crush (Large Junior Coed 5) 1st place
- Lady Mermaids (Large Youth 1) 1st place
- Glitter Penguins (Large Youth 3) 2nd place
- Summit 2014
- Youth Elite Butterflies (Large Youth 5) 1st place
Locations and teams
There are 11 different locations and 95 teams (2016-2017).
Notable alumni
- Maddie Gardner
- Ashley Hobbs
- Holden Ray
- Emily Clayton
References
- ↑ "Welcome to Cheer Extreme Allstars". Cheer Extreme Allstars. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ↑
- ↑ "Charlotte". Cheer Extreme Allstars. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Cea Coaching Staff". Cheerextreme.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2007. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ↑ "Inside Cheerleading". Inside Cheerleading. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Cheerleaders prep for hours in search of 2½ minutes of perfection". cnn.com. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ↑ "seniorelitemovie". twitter.com. Retrieved November 16, 2015.