Derwent Valley Allstars - Cheerleading Club
Derwent Valley Allstars are a Cheerleading Club based in Consett, County Durham. It was founded on Feb 1st 2010 by Ashleigh Sowerby and has a coaching staff of 9 and 6 junior coaches. The club currently has 110 athletes and an ever expanding waiting list of over 40 children.
Club successes include countless regional, national and grand champion titles. In 2022 they had the honour of representing the UK at the prestigious ’Summit’ competition in Orlando Florida, placing 9th in the World. This year the juniors have been selected again to represent the UK at the same competition, as well as their seniors being chosen to represent the UK at the World Championships, both competitions take place in Orlando Florida.
Club successes include countless regional, national and grand champion titles. In 2022 they had the honour of representing the UK at the prestigious ’Summit’ competition in Orlando Florida, placing 9th in the World. This year the juniors have been selected again to represent the UK at the same competition, as well as their seniors being chosen to represent the UK at the World Championships, both competitions take place in Orlando Florida.
But what is Cheerleading?
Cheerleading is an intense form of physical activity, it involves team motivation, audience entertainment and competition based upon organized routines. These routines usually range anywhere from one to three minutes, and may contain tumbling, dancing, lifts and jumps. The stunting is performed to score points when participating in cheerleading competitions.Cheerleading originated in the United States, where there are estimated to be estimated 1.5 million participants, it has spread around the world with now an estimated 100,000 further participants scattered around the rest of the world.
Cheerleading is an intense form of physical activity, it involves team motivation, audience entertainment and competition based upon organized routines. These routines usually range anywhere from one to three minutes, and may contain tumbling, dancing, lifts and jumps. The stunting is performed to score points when participating in cheerleading competitions.Cheerleading originated in the United States, where there are estimated to be estimated 1.5 million participants, it has spread around the world with now an estimated 100,000 further participants scattered around the rest of the world.
Derwent Valley Allstars currently have 7 cheer teams for members aged between 3-32, however they’re looking forward to welcoming 4 new teams next season as the club goes from strength to strengh and continues to grow.