It’s a time when dreams come true for little girls in the area, where they learn to cheer and stunt and dance just like the big kids. It was Dexter Cheer Camp!

Last week more than 110 enthusiastic young girls joined the Bearcat Varsity Cheerleaders for the summer cheer camp. This is the second year for the event, sponsored by the varsity girls as a summer project.

The Bearcat cheer clinic not only starts little girls on the path to cheerleading, but it is also a fundraiser for the cheer program. Money raised will go towards seasonal expenses, including competitions during the year.

Girls attending the three-day clinic were divided into five groups with varsity cheerleaders assigned to each group as mentors. Participants learned basic stunting and tumbling skills, along with cheer and dance.

The hit of the week was a program for parents on Friday, when parents, family and friends packed an (unfortunately) un-air conditioned DHS Auditorium. Each group performed and showed off the moves and stunts learned during the week, all the girls decked out in their Bearcat cheer camp t-shirts.

The camp was organized by Laura Stone and Michelle Kirkley, sponsors of the varsity cheer squad at DHS.

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