- Jul 4, 2011
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I know there were a lot of unhappy coaches, cheerleaders, gym owners and families over UPA's 2011 AmeriCup event. Have you all seen that UPA is now getting rid of their cheerleading portion of the company all together and going exclusively with dance? Here is a portion of the press release I received via e-mail:
Like Mark Twain, or the person who awakens to find their obituary in the newspaper, it came as quite a shock to discover that a mass email implying that the AmeriCup event you’ve enjoyed and attended in the past, was no more. Neither I, nor any representative from the current organization was privy to this communication and it did not originate from UPA Incorporated. Therefore, I apologize if you were confused by this misinformation.
The good news is that nothing could be further from the truth! The national event you know and love is scheduled for February 24-26, 2012 (the last week in February as always). We will be at the Convention Center in downtown Minneapolis for another fabulous weekend. Many of you have already returned your VIP package information regarding the event. Keep them coming in!
The February event will continue to be your only Dance Worlds Qualifier in Minneapolis. We will again be awarding five partial paid and 10 at-large bids to the 2012 Worlds Championship. Our event offers the greatest amount of dance world bids out of all the event producers in the industry.
Continuing the good news: “The cat’s out of the bag”, so to speak. If you’ve heard recently that major changes are afoot at UPA … you heard right! We are taking a fresh new direction and we couldn’t be more excited! UPA is in the process of transitioning out of the cheer industry while expanding our reach into the dance community. It is an exciting evolution and to celebrate this new beginning, we’ve taken a new name: Dance Xtreme USA, or DX for short. (For clarification, we are not affiliated with Xtreme Spirit Events based out of Illinois.)
Looks like the unhappy customers and poor registration attendance got rid of this cheer company. The only unclear portion of the press release is if the event in 2012 that's still scheduled is dance-only.
Like Mark Twain, or the person who awakens to find their obituary in the newspaper, it came as quite a shock to discover that a mass email implying that the AmeriCup event you’ve enjoyed and attended in the past, was no more. Neither I, nor any representative from the current organization was privy to this communication and it did not originate from UPA Incorporated. Therefore, I apologize if you were confused by this misinformation.
The good news is that nothing could be further from the truth! The national event you know and love is scheduled for February 24-26, 2012 (the last week in February as always). We will be at the Convention Center in downtown Minneapolis for another fabulous weekend. Many of you have already returned your VIP package information regarding the event. Keep them coming in!
The February event will continue to be your only Dance Worlds Qualifier in Minneapolis. We will again be awarding five partial paid and 10 at-large bids to the 2012 Worlds Championship. Our event offers the greatest amount of dance world bids out of all the event producers in the industry.
Continuing the good news: “The cat’s out of the bag”, so to speak. If you’ve heard recently that major changes are afoot at UPA … you heard right! We are taking a fresh new direction and we couldn’t be more excited! UPA is in the process of transitioning out of the cheer industry while expanding our reach into the dance community. It is an exciting evolution and to celebrate this new beginning, we’ve taken a new name: Dance Xtreme USA, or DX for short. (For clarification, we are not affiliated with Xtreme Spirit Events based out of Illinois.)
Looks like the unhappy customers and poor registration attendance got rid of this cheer company. The only unclear portion of the press release is if the event in 2012 that's still scheduled is dance-only.
