The 2024 American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Competitive Cheer and Dance Championship will take place Sunday, February 18 in Waverly, Iowa. Wartburg College will host the championship inside Levick Arena with competition beginning at 11:00am.
This year's event will feature six divisions: Dance (Hip-Hop, Jazz, Pom), Cheer (5-person Group Stunt, Game Day, 2.5 Minute).
The A-R-C Competitive Dance Conference Champion will be decided by an average score from the Pom and Jazz routines. A divisional winner will be crowned in each of the three Dance categories (Hip-Hop, Jazz, and Pom) in addition to the overall A-R-C Competitive Dance champion.
The A-R-C Competitive Cheer Champion will be decided by the score of teh 2.5 Minute routine; with less than the required minimum number of teams competiting (5), the competitive cheerleading event will be held as an invitational this year. A divisional winner will be crowned in teh 5-person Group Stunt and Game Day categories, with the A-R-C Competitive Cheer Invitational Champion being named from the 2.5-minute routine.
The All-Conference competition for cheer and dance will take place at the conclusion of all divisions.
| 2024 American Rivers Conference Competitive Cheer and Dance Championship Schedule of Events |
| Performance Time |
Dance |
Cheer |
Category |
| 11:00a |
|
Simpson |
2.5-Minute |
| 11:08a |
|
Wartburg |
2.5-Minute |
| 11:16a |
|
Dubuque |
2.5-Minute |
| 11:26a |
Central |
|
Pom |
| 11:34a |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
|
Pom |
| 11:42a |
Simpson |
|
Pom |
| 11:50a |
Coe |
|
Pom |
| 11:58a |
Buena Vista |
|
Pom |
| 12:06p |
Wartburg |
|
Pom |
| 12:16p |
|
Nebraska Wesleyan |
Game Day |
| 12:24p |
|
Central |
Game Day |
| 12:32p |
|
Coe |
Game Day |
| 12:42p |
Simpson |
|
Hip-Hop |
| 12:50p |
Buena Vista |
|
Hip-Hop |
| 12:58p |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
|
Hip-Hop |
| 1:06p |
Wartburg |
|
Hip-Hop |
| 1:14p |
Coe |
|
Hip-Hop |
| 1:22p |
Central |
|
Hip-Hop |
| 1:32p |
|
Buena Vista (1) |
5-Person Group Stunt |
| 1:40p |
|
Wartburg (1) |
5-Person Group Stunt |
| 1:48p |
|
Buena Vista (2) |
5-Person Group Stunt |
| 1:56p |
|
Buena Vista (3) |
5-Person Group Stunt |
| 2:06p |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
|
Jazz |
| 2:14p |
Simpson |
|
Jazz |
| 2:22p |
Coe |
|
Jazz |
| 2:30p |
Wartburg |
|
Jazz |
| 2:38p |
Buena Vista |
|
Jazz |
| 2:46p |
Central |
|
Jazz |
| 3:05p |
All-Conference Cheer |
| 3:10p |
All-Conference Dance |
| Approximately 5:30p |
Awards |