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“The AmeriCup was my absolute favorite competition ever. And my trip to Disney with the UPA All Stars was so much fun that I still talk about it to this day. Through UPA I was able to qualify for the AACD Pro Bowl competition, where I met my future college cheer coach at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. I'm not sure my college cheer career would have taken the same path at all had it not been for UPA! My Mom was my high school coach and she now owns an all star gym - she still tries to take her teams to UPA whenever possible to this day. We love UPA and I'm so glad we've stayed in touch with you through all these years!!” |
Nicole Janes
UPA All American 1998 - Fairmont Senior High School (Fairmont, WV)
Now lives in New York City
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I ATTENDED UPA SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL AS BOTH A CHEERLEADER AND DANCER, AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT IT WAS ALWAYS OUR FAVORITE COMPETITION (EVEN BETTER THAN UDA NATIONALS!). SO IT'S SOMETHING I WANT MY GIRLS TO EXPERIENCE.
JULIE SMITH
SUN PRAIRIE JV DANCE TEAM
HEY UPA STAFF!
IT MAKES ME FEEL REALLY OLD TO SAY THIS…
I CHEERED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA AND ATTENDED UPA IN 1992. IT WILL BE 19 YEARS AGO THIS SEASON! I RETURNED TO THE EVENT WITH MY DAUGHTER ALISSA IN 2004 AND WE’VE BEEN ATTENDING EVERY YEAR SINCE THEN. I CONTINUE COMING WITH MY TEAMS. WE ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO THE COMPETITION AND ENJOY OUR EXPERIENCES EVERY YEAR!
TRACY KUHN
DYNAMIC CHEER & DANCE
HEY!
I WON THE COLLEGE PARTNER STUNT @ UPA, BACK IN ‘97 WITH MY STUNTING PARTNER, PENNY RAMSEY. PENNY LATER WENT ON TO BE A CAST MEMBER IN THE HIT TV SERIES SURVIVOR: THAILAND. I WAS A CAST MEMBER IN THE WARNER BROTHER'S MOVIE THE REPLACEMENTS, AS WELL AS A FEW ESPN & NATIONAL COMMERCIALS. CHEERLEADING HAS DONE US BOTH WELL. WE ARE STILL INVOLVED WITH CHEERLEADING TODAY, BUT AS JUDGES, AS OWNERS, AND COACHING. THANKS UPA!
BOB JOHNSON, OH
LISA & TEAM UPA,
I BEGAN GOING TO UPA AMERICUP AS A COLLEGE PERFORMER WHEN THE I CAN HONESTLY SAY THE COMPETITION WAS "SMALL." YOU NEVER ACTED SMALL THOUGH AND THE RESULT HAS BEEN HUGE GROWTH.
I'VE BEEN TAKING MY TEAMS FOR OVER 12 YEARS NOW AND RECOMMEND YOU TO EVERYONE. THE GREAT MEMORIES ARE ENDLESS BUT MOST OF THEM HAPPENED IN THE HALLWAYS OF OUR HOTEL, WATCHING THE COMPETITIONS, IN THE "CHUTE" BEFORE WE COMPETED, AT THE MALL OF AMERICA AND ALL THOSE MOMENTS WHEN CONNECTIONS ARE MADE BETWEEN DANCERS, COACHES, PARENTS, AND OUR FANS.
THIS COMPETITION BRINGS OUR TEAM TOGETHER AS A FAMILY. THAT IS PERHAPS THE BEST REWARD. MY FAVORITE MEMORY WAS WINNING COACH OF THE YEAR IN 2004. I WAS IN TOTAL SHOCK AND MY TEAM RUSHED THE STAGE IN THE GREATEST SURGE OF FAN SUPPORT YOU CAN IMAGINE. I SPENT YEARS CHEERING FOR THEM- AND THEY WERE THERE CHEERING FOR ME. I COULD SEE THE PRIDE IN THEIR EYES AND THOUGHT, THIS IS WHAT I MUST LOOK LIKE TO THEM WHEN THEY WALK OFF THE STAGE. NO WONDER THEY WANT TO DO SO WELL! IT WAS HUMBLING. I STARTED AN ALL-STAR STUDIO IN GREEN BAY WITH MY SISTER AND WE HAVE BROUGHT OUR NEW SQUADS TO THE AMERICUP. I KNOW WE ARE BUILDING NEW MEMORIES EVERY YEAR.
ELIZABETH POWERS
OWNER OF POWER OF DANCE, LLC- GREEN BAY WI
FORMER COACH OF PULASKI HIGH SCHOOL DANCE TEAM
FORMER UW- STEVENS POINT DANCER
LISA,
I CHEERED AT UPA 15 YEARS AGO! NOW I TAKE MY 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO WATCH EVERY YEAR. I MISS UPA!
KIM MATTSON, MN
WOW!
MEMORY IS AMAZING. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO TRAVEL WITH UPA TO MEXICO CITY, MX AND ACAPULCO, MX IN 2001 WHEN I WAS WITH THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS CHEERLEADERS. WE TAUGHT ROUTINES TO GIRLS AT DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AROUND THE COUNTRY. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING AND INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCES OF MY LIFE. I WAS SO HONORED TO REPRESENT THE MN VIKINGS AND OF COURSE, UPA…THANK YOU!
KARA SCHLIEMAN – MINNESOTA
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