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Next Step's 2007 Cheer Crazy Expo

The Next Step Dance Studio in Poseyville, IN, for the 2nd year in a row, held a benefit fund-raiser for the residents of Jacob’s Village Saturday evening, April 28, at 6:00pm. Their 2007 presentation ‘Cheer Crazy - Cheer and Tumbling EXPO’ was again held in the North Posey High School gymnasium. Residents attending this years ’EXPO’ were Wanda, Donna Kay, Mike, Michael, Scott, home-coordinators Carol and Barry. Upon entering the gymnasium, there were tables set up in the lobby loaded down with baked goods for a bake sale that was in progress. Arriving a little later than expected, the Jacob’s Village bunch was ushered to their reserved seating in the front row of the bleachers on the gym floor. There wasn’t enough time this year to snap a couple of group photos of the residents and performers before the show began. The programs were handed out, the floor mats were positioned on the floor and the show began. Again this year, there were approximately 350 people in attendance for the ’EXPO’ that had about 75 Next Step students ages 2 to 14 participating. And like last year, The Next Step Dance Studio had been having the students sell T-shirts, different paraphernalia of what-nots and for each item, setting one dollar back for Jacob’s Village. A special thank you is in order again for SouthWest Grafix for their contribution on the T-shirt artwork they printed. The 12 cheer and tumbling acts consisted of The Next Steps’ competitive and non-competitive cheer teams. The routines that the cheer teams performed to were many popular music selections. Cheering, pyramid building, front-back flips, cartwheels, running, jumping, and tumbling made up most of the acts. The final act was The Next Step Cheer Mom & Dads doing their cheer and gymnastic moves. It was obvious why this type of activity is for the younger generation. Following the performance, Jennifer motioned over to have Scott, a representative of Jacob’s Village, meet her in the middle of the floor for their donation and check presentation. This included the proceeds from ticket sales, fund raising, and amount from the donation bucket that was at the entrance. All total there was $350.00 to benefit Jacob’s Village. Outstanding choreography, gymnastic feats, upbeat music, and the camaraderie of instructors, students, and parents made The Next Step Dance Studio’s 2007 ‘Cheer Crazy - Cheer, and Tumbling EXPO’ a very entertaining show. Jacob’s Village sends a big heart Thank You out to Jennifer Collins and Carol Rodgers for helping support the Jacob’s Village mission of help others.

posted by J V Resident Blog @ 9:45 AM