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Gooseberry Mods (goosemods) wrote in gooseberry,
@ 2017-02-16 15:30:00

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GOOSEBERRY CHEER TEAM TRYOUTS

Although the cheer teams may not be competing against anyone from Ilvermorny or Hogwarts, the competition within Gooseberry itself is fierce.

Mr. Thorn is holding these tryouts in the warmth and safety of the lodge, so a number of students have rearranged the couches and chairs to form an audience seating area to cheer for the cheerleaders. There's a lot of gymnastic and dance talent in the room today, and only a few minutes to size up the competition before Mr. Thorn gets things underway.

"First off, in alphabetical order, I'm going to call you up to the room to do your prepared audition," he informs the room. "After that, I'm going to teach you all a new routine, and we're going to perform it together." So Mr. Thorn can focus on judging, he has three assistants to teach the new routine: Mackenzie Prince, Cecil Honeychurch, and Olivia Sanchez. The three of them have decided not to try out for the Gooseberry team, but instead graciously agreed to help Mr. Thorn today.

HOW THIS WORKS

There are 12 spots on the Cheer Squad, give or take.

Cheerleaders will be judged on technical skill, athleticism and teamwork.

A captain will also be selected. If you have strong feelings about your character not being chosen as captain, please let us know.

The first half of tryouts are individual auditions. You have up to one minute of the floor, but your routine can be shorter if you don't need the whole minute. You may bring your own music if you wish, but if it's inappropriate (Mr. Thorn looks directly at Casey and Riley as he says this) he's shutting it off.

The second half will involve the three student volunteers teaching a new routine to the group. Mr. Thorn will be walking through the cheerleaders, taking note on how well they follow instruction and overall skill. This will be a relatively simple routine, with some lifts but no complex throws or pyramids.

You may come dressed in your cheer uniform or athletic clothes.

The tryouts are open to the whole student body but preference will be given to current cheerleaders.

» Individual Tryouts: Would-be cheerleaders come up to do their routines in alphabetical order. You have up to one minute to impress Mr. Thorn!

» Group Routine: Student volunteers teach a simple cheer and dance routine to the hopeful cheerleaders while Mr. Thorn judges them.

» Audience: Cheer on the cheerleaders!

» OOC - Questions, comments, concerns!

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Vee!!!

misssperfect
2017-02-17 06:53 am UTC (link)

Vee has been waiting for this moment literally since it was announced. She's been eager the entire day, and by the time she crowds into the lodge, she's practically bursting with energy. Being obsessed with cheerleading from a young age, she's been doing this almost all her life, and her athleticism, talent, and natural gymnastic ability are finely tuned. What's harder to teach is that boundless energy, confident, and the never-ending smile.

She's chosen a song that Ty introduced her to, which a change up from her pop punk alternative leanings normally. It's "Lucifer by SHINee, and the upbeat music still has the edginess that many might find surprising in an otherwise little miss sunshine. She uses that to her advantage, and it pairs well with her dance moves (which are confident and precise, but with a natural fluidity and sexiness that is slightly less "in your face" sexy than what Aly shows in this video, but pretty similar) Vee also is able to show off her flexibility in the lifts she has Ras assist her with (like you see here from Aly in minute 1:32) as well as the dancing, and her willingness to adapt as she goes along. She's a skilled choreographer, and can change things on the fly if needed. Vee incorporates a lot of tumbling and acrobatics in also, including starting off with cartwheels onto the scene (and literally like almost anything Ashley Tisdale and Aly do in this video) She's small and an agile flier when thrown, but her primary strength is in her movements and confidence.

Vee performs everything to the best of her ability, the energy and smile never leaving the entire time she's out there. She's proud to see all her practice come to fruition, and once she's done, just wants to sit down and enjoy watching everyone else bring their hard work too! And okay yeah, maybe give Ras a thank you kiss. But a small one!

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	K-Pop Invasion~ Ty loves it! tyhawkeswood 2017-02-17 07:33 am UTC (link)
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	She did it for you Ty!!! misssperfect 2017-02-18 12:21 am UTC (link)
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	i looove that song i lived in korea for a bit & it was popular when i was there :D laaurel 2017-02-17 07:46 am UTC (link)
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	Ahhh! My friends are getting me into KPop now. SHINee is so good gottaplay 2017-02-18 12:22 am UTC (link)
	Katie sent me this song Vee used tho (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	GOOD TIMES tyhawkeswood 2017-02-18 12:25 am UTC (link)
	Lucifer maaaay have been my first K-Pop song? Either that or Run Devil Run. Whichever it was, Rin sent it to me when she was studying abroad in Japan ages ago. XD SO. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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