50 Cheer Gyms... 50 States MIssissippi Gym of Dreams ( 17 of 50)

The seventeenth gym I would like to introduce you to is Mississippi Gym of Dreams out of Brookhaven, Mississippi.

Owner:Duane and Jennifer Meilstrup

Coaches:
Duane Meilstrup, Jennifer Meilstrup, and Caleb Watts

Years Opened:  21 yrs

Colors:  Purple, Black, and Teal

What cheer competitions have you really enjoyed competing in the most? Deep South, Victory Athletics, and Cheer America

What championship or placement are you most proud of at your gym? We are most proud of competing at The Cheerleading Worlds

What is something your would like our readers to know about your gym? Our motto is CFC which stands for Cheer for Christ. We are a Christian-based and family-oriented gym where each and every child is a vital member. Living in a small town in South Mississippi, we are blessed to have so many talented kids dedicated to the sport.

The website for this cheer gym is: www.msgymofdreams.com

Here are some of the pictures of their gym: 

EXCITING NEWS!!!

                                                                               

      We have been in contact with several companies that make products for cheerleaders and we are going to be teaming up to bring you some great information about the best and newest products. We are going to be looking for cheerleaders from across the country who would be interested in testing out and giving their opinions on some of these products. If you might be interested, please send me an email at breeze_kiss@hotmail.com with your name, age, gym, and a contact info. Please put "Product Testing" in the subject line.

50 Cheer Gyms... 50 States Gold Coast All Stars ( 16 of 50)

The sixteenth gym I would like to introduce you to is the Gold Coast Allstars out of Stamford, Connecticut.

Years Opened: Opened in 2011, we're currently beginning our 6th season

Colors: Peacock Blue, Black and Gold

What cheer competitions have you really enjoyed competing in the most? We enjoy most of the competitions we take part in. Northeast Knockout, Spirit Fest Nationals, Cheersport Nationals and All Star Challenge are among the top picks. Our favorite competition though has to be The Summit. About 10% of the all star cheer industry receives bids and so far each year we've tried for a bid, we have went. Our next goal is to get every eligible team in our program to attend.

What is something your would like our readers to know about your gym? We are most proud of being the number 1 gym in CT. According to the Varsity Northeast Conference Cup Standings. In addition, our Youth level 1 team also had more points than any other team across all levels in the entire Northeast last season. We are a "small" family gym with huge heart! Our staff and athletes strive to be the very best and it shows!

The website for this cheer gym is:    www.Goldcoastallstars.net

Here are some photos of this team:

50 Cheer Gyms... 50 States Empire Athletics ( 15 of 50)

The fifteenth gym I would like to introduce you to is the Empire Athletics out of Racine Wisconsin.

Director/Owners/Coaches:

Owner: Sonja Mikulecky
Coaches: Sonja Mikulecky, Holly Caddock, Becki Lang, Rachel Simonovich, Hayley Miracle, Blake Buege, Velnet Pier, Leila Santana

Years Opened: 

Year Opened: 2014, entering 3rd competitive season

Colors: 

Purple, Red, White

What cheer competitions have you really enjoyed competing in the most? 

We have really enjoyed competing at Jam Brands, Varsity, and Team Champion Events.

What is something your would like our readers to know about your gym? 
We are extremely proud of placing first at the US finals 2015, our first season in business! We are also extremely proud of bring home 2 first place finishes, along with grand champions, stunt champions, tumbling champions, jump champions, and choreography champions awards from the Tournament of Champions 2016.

The website for this cheer gym is: 

www.empireathleticscheer.com

Here are some photos of this team:

A CONTEST!

Our first contest of summer!  
All you have to do is:

1.) Share our blog on Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram
2.) Comment below with your first name, the gym you are with, and what color you would like your bow to be.
3.) Think wonderful cheer thoughts...


* Next week I will randomly select one winner and will announce it on my blog. I will then get the winner's address and mail out  personalized bow in the winners choice of color!  :-)


Good Luck!

50 Cheer Gyms... 50 States North Star Allstars ( 14 of 50)

The fourteenth gym I would like to introduce you to is the North Star Allstars out of Fairbanks Alaska.

Director/Owners:

Coaches are Megan Perry, Kayla Foster, Angela Foster, Kelsi Claflin

Years Opened: 

We have been open for 4 years

Colors: 

Our colors are Pink & Black

What cheer competitions have you really enjoyed competing in the most? 

The best Competition that we have attended was Battle at the Capitol in Washington DC. Our Team received a gold paid bid to US finals.

What is something your would like our readers to know about your gym? 
At North Star we try to teach the athletes more than just cheer. Our morals are honesty, hard work, sportsmanship, accountability and teamwork.

The website for this cheer gym is: 
www.northstarallstars.com

Here are some photos of this team:

50 Cheer Gyms... 50 States Oklahoma Twisters ( 13 of 50)

The thirteenth gym I would like to introduce you to is the Oklahoma Twisters out of Norman Oklahoma.

Director/Owners:

Jeff LeForce and Craig Hallmark

Years Opened: 

We are starting our 21st season

Colors: 

Red, Black, and White

What cheer competitions have you really enjoyed competing in the most? 

Mardi Gras Spirit Events in New Orleans and NCA All Star Nationals in Dallas.

What championship or placement are you most proud of at your gym? 

Bronze at The Cheerleading Worlds 2007
Summit Champions in 2013
Multiple NCA Nationals Wins

What is something your would like our readers to know about your gym? 
Something that we focus on as a program is the small family atmosphere. We have multiple events each year to engage our families to get to know each other so that we can all help raise these kids to be not only great athletes, but great people in life.

The website for this cheer gym is: 
www.OklahomaTwisters.net

Here are some photos of this team: