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UW DANCE TEAM

The dance team consists of 24 dancers. The dance team cheers for football, volleyball, gymnastics, women’s basketball and men’s basketball as well as participates in other athletic events and community activities each year. The dance team competes at UDA Nationals in the D1A GameDay, D1A Jazz, and D1A Pom divisions. This season we are looking to add 8-10 dancers to the dance team.

We are accepting the common recruiting application NOW!

Video is to be sent to the above link.

Follow the link below to guidelines for the common recruit video.

Common Recruit Video Guidelines

UW CHEER TEAM

The team will consists of 30-35 athletes performing partner stunts, group stunts, tumbling, sideline cheers, and dances. The cheer team will cheer for football, volleyball, gymnastics, women’s basketball and men’s basketball as well as participate in other athletic events and community activities this upcoming year. Members of the team will compete at UCA Nationals in the D1A GameDay and Traditional categories.

Tryout Requirements - Tryouts will be held in person April 17-19, 2026.

Submit tryout registration by Monday, March 2.
Submit letter of recommendation with registration form.
Submit Medical forms by Friday, April 3. Medical forms will be emailed to you after you register. If you don't turn in completed medical forms you won't be cleared to tryout.

SKILLS

Tumbling (Each athlete will perform a standing tumbling and running tumbling element)
- Standing Tumbling (on dead mat):
  - Standing back tuck (preferred)
  - Standing back handspring back tuck (preferred)
  - Standing full (preferred)
  - 2 back handsprings to tuck/layout/full (preferred)
- Running Tumbling
  - Round off back handspring back tuck (preferred)
  - Round off/layout/ full (preferred)
Stunting
- Partner Stunting
  - Toss Extension
  - Liberty
  - Stretch
  - Arabesque
  - Full Down
  - Two stunt connected sequence
  - For tryouts you will be assigned a stunt partner
- Group Stunting
  - Quick Up Extension
  - Quick Up Single Leg
  - Flyers must include a heel stretch
  - Sequence of choice including:
  - Release skill to extension
  - Minimum full twisting skill to extension
  - Dismount of choice
  - An example series: Hand in hand, press full around to lib, arabesque double down
Fight Song (taught at tryouts/clinics)
- Toss Extension in fight song required
Sideline Chant (taught at tryouts/clinics)
- Standing Tumbling (back tuck, full preferred)

HARRY THE HUSKY

The mascot team consists of 5-6 mascots. Harry the Husky performs at football, volleyball, gymnastics, women’s basketball and men’s basketball as well as participates in other athletic events and community activities each year. Harry the Husky competes at UCA Nationals in the D1A Mascot division. This season we are looking to add 2-3 mascots.

Tryouts will be held in person April 17-19, 2026.

Submit tryout registration by Monday, March 2.
Submit Medical forms by Friday, April 3. Medical forms will be emailed to you after you register.

Mascot Tryout Requirements

Interview with team leadership
Group improv activities
Game day situations in-suit
- Dance
- Prop usage
- Crowd Engagement
90 sec skit (in suit) to your own music/audio track. Bring props to use for your skit.