Required skills

Below you can find the list of required skills for the try-outs.

Please note that this list is only indicative, it can be changed at any time. This means that it is possible that not all required skills will be covered, or that additional skills will be required.

You will be evaluated on: 

• Choreography 
• Pom Motions
• High kicks (both sides)
• Side Kicks (both sides)
• Stretches: heel stretch, scale, scorpion, arabesque 
• Toe touch
• Grand jeté 
• Pirouettes (double)
• Fouettés
• Forward roll
• Bridge forward
• Bridge backwards
• Aerial (cartwheel without hands)

Don't be discouraged! 
If you have not mastered certain skills from this list, this is no problem at all. You can still do try-outs! Our goal is to create a strong TEAM with versatile athletes. Basically, the more skills you master, the better.

TRY-OUTS

Try-outs will take place on Saturday, June 1, 2024.

• Hours: 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.
  Location: Leuven

At the latest Friday, June 7, you will be informed by mail whether you are selected or not. 

REGISTRATION

Registration is possible.

STAP 1: Inschrijven en in orde maken van documenten

Google forms fill out - Deadline 19/05

Fill out documents - Deadline 26/05

• Fill out documents and upload in the cloud

Important:

• Name your documents as follows --> : First name last name- document name' (e.g. Julie Baillieu - Medical Sheet ; or Eline Van Haute - Consent Form)
• Document type: doc./docx./PDF

Medical form:

• Document
• Click on the link: https://owncloud.belgiancheer.be/s/9h3yFibE5bVGruB
• Fill in the PW: TB2025
• Upload your document ex: 'Julie Baillieu - Medical form'.

Clothing

• Document
• Click on the link: https://owncloud.belgiancheer.be/s/MMEQcZAVQEHyLe8
• Enter the PW: TB2025
• Upload your document eg: 'Julie Baillieu - Clothing'.

Permission for athletes -18y

• Document
• Click on the link: https://owncloud.belgiancheer.be/s/mUiJCS1AX1TQj6R
  Enter the ww: TB2025
  Upload your document e.g.: 'Julie Baillieu - Consent -18 years old'.

Step 2: Payment

To participate in the Team Belgium try-outs, we ask you to transfer a sum of €10 per person to finalize your registration.

• Amount of €10/athlete.
• Bank account number: BE47 7340 3656 6480
• addressee: BCF
• Subject: "TB2025 - first name and name of one of the athletes" 
• And this before May 26, 2024

If you have any questions, please contact us via email teambelgium@belgiancheer.be.

Training dates

Below you can already find the dates to keep free.

*Not mandatory

We are expecting ANYONE selected to be able to attend ALL training sessions. We will have to learn and practice the routine on a limited number of practices, this is only possible if we can expect maximum effort from everyone. If you cannot attend all training sessions, unfortunately you cannot be selected for the team. 

In addition to these mandatory trainings with the team, you are also expected to systematically train independently. We expect independent training on all required elements at least 2x per month. Videos of these training sessions will be forwarded to the coaches and you will always receive interim feedback on them.

Overview of the trip

This overview is subject to change. 
Departure is tentatively foreseen on Saturday April 19 or Sunday April 20, return on Sunday April 27 or Monday April 28. The prices of the plane tickets will be decisive. The program on site may also change significantly, we base ourselves on past years, but we plan 2 years ahead, so obviously this is not final.

• Saturday, April 19 or Sunday, April 20: Departure Zaventem - Arrival Florida 
• (Sunday, April 20): Rest Day
• Monday, April 21: Evening training
• Tuesday, April 22: Training 
• Wednesday, April 23: Training + Opening Ceremony
• Thursday April 24: ICU Worlds day 1: qualifications
• Friday April 25: ICU Worlds day 2: finals
• Saturday April 26: Rest Day/Disney
• (Sunday, April 27): (Rest Day)/ Disney
• Sunday, April 27 or Monday, April 28: Departure from Orlando 
• Monday, April 28 or Tuesday, April 29: Arrival at Zaventem

As you can see, this is a busy schedule with at least 3 training days and certainly 1-2 competition days. The focus of the trip is and always will be participating in the competition. There will be plenty of room to enjoy the sun, but there will also need to be enough rest built in to be able to sustain the trainings and competitions

Our preliminary cost estimate comes to about €3000 per participant. Below is an overview of the cost estimate.

Travel expenses                         €1900 
Participation WC                           €520
Logistics                                        €400
Insurance                                        €25

• Travel insurance
• Physical accidents in Belgium and Orlando

Training outfit for new athletes                                              €180
Training outfit for athletes who have already participated*.    €25
*To reduce costs, we have decided to use the same training outfit as for TB 2023. If you want to re-purchase a particular t-shirt, backpack, sweater,... want to repurchase, you can do so per piece.

Additional costs not included in this price:
Uniform

• Uniform purchase €200
• Uniform rental €50

Basic cheer supplies

• Dance shoes
• Socks
• Make up
• .....

This cost estimate is subject to change. We have to take into account the impact of the global crisis on prices of flights, accommodation, registrations, ...

We are aware that this is a large budget and are always open to initiatives for actions, crowdfunding, sponsorship, ... to reduce this price.
We ourselves will also do our utmost to address agencies for this project.