About The Club
Pat Hawkins founded the original 'Shooting Stars' independant cheerleading troupe back in 1995 They were soon stealing the show at the NYNEX arena (now the Manchester Evening News Arena ) The cheerleaders entertained crowds at all Manchester Giants home basket ball games. From day 1 the fan mail rolled in from young people desperate to become a star.
In August 1996
was born.
The youth program continues to grow from strength to strength. Young people from year 1 upwards are given the opportunity to have fun and perform in the community whilst participating in a regular exercise and social program.
(Above picture taken March 2008 at the UKCA National Cheerleading Championships)
There are 6 different groups for all ages that train in weekly classes:
Community Teams
Twinkles - (4-6years old) train on a Monday 5-6pm
LIMITED SPACES
Starlets - (7-8 years old) train on a Monday 6-7pm
CURRENTLY HAS SPACES
Comets - (9 - 10 years old) train on a Tuesday 5-6pm
CURRENTLY HAS SPACES
Astros - (11-13years old) train on a Tuesday 6-7pm
CURRENTLY HAS SPACES
Senior Club Squad - (13years and over) train on a Monday 7-8.30pm
CURRENTLY HAS SPACES
Masters - (30years and over) train on a Wednesday 8.30 - 10pm
Gymnastics and Tumbling class
The tumbling class is open to all teams and is being held on a Sunday. Beginners 6.00-7.00pm and Advanced 7.00-8.00pm classes are £3.00 and you must pay on the day. Classes will be run on a first come first serve basis.
The tumbling class will be run by our new coach Adam who is a highly qualified gymnastics coach who has already had some fantastic results from some of our performance teams.
National Teams
Once you have gained the ability and shown commitment and spirit of the squad then you maybe asked to move into one of our higher level National Teams who travel around the country and the world representing Rising Stars in high level competitions.
Teenies performance team train on a Wednesday 5-6pm for both cheer and dance
(Above picture - Teenies and Junior Performance Team 08/09)
Junior Performance Team Cheer train on a Mon 7-8pm and a Weds 6-8pm
Junior Performance Team Dance train on a Monday 7-8pm and a Wednesday 6-8pm
Senior Performance Team - train on a Monday 7-8.30pm (age 13+) - this team is an intermediate team who train at a high level in both cheer and dance.
Senior National Team Cheer train on a Monday & Wednesday 8-10pm (currently national champions)
Senior National Dance train on a Wednesday 8-10pm and a Sunday 6.15 - 8.15pm
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