Sunday: TAMIU Hosts Cheer, Dance Fest

Support local cheer and dance talent at the Second Annual Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) Cheer and Dance Fest Competition Sunday, Jan. 19 in the Kinesiology and Convocation Building.

General admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children and free for children 2 years old and younger.

The solo dance division is scheduled from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. The duet dance division will meet at 10:35 a.m. and the officer line division will perform at 10:45 a.m. The trio dance division will compete from 10:50 – 11:05 a.m. Awards for solo, duet and trio divisions will be given out at 11:20 a.m.

The dance division groups will compete from noon – 2:50 p.m. Awards will be issued at 2:55 p.m.

The cheer divisions will start at 3:30 p.m. Tumbling and non-tumbling divisions will perform between 4:05 and 5:25 p.m. All-star division will compete from 5:30 – 6:05 p.m. Awards will be handed out at 6:20 p.m.

The TAMIU Cheerleaders Spirit Section will perform at 6:10 p.m.

Last year, the members of the TAMIU Cheerleading Squad placed second in their Division at the NCA College National Championship finals in Daytona Beach, Fla.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Torres, student success coordinator, at elizabeth.torres@tamiu.edu or 326-2273 or visit offices in the Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center, room 224.

University office hours are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday.

Journalists who need additional information or help with media requests and interviews should contact the Office of Public Relations, Marketing and Information Services at prmis@tamiu.edu