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Published on Monday, October 13, 2008
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Yell-Like-Hell kicks off Tuesday night


By DANIELLE DECARLO

Yell-Like-Hell, a dance competition that requires groups to prepare cheerleading routines accompanied by music of their choice, will take place at the Convocation Center at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

“Each group may have a total of 20 team members on the floor at any one point. Teams can be single gendered or co-ed and are judged based on their cheering, movement fundamentals, synchronization, difficulty level, the amount of Huskie spirit they show and showmanship,” said Anthony Perez, CAB graduate assistant.

Dance routines require no certain style but will be judged by the stressed criterion.

The Judging Criteria
Yell – Can you understand the yell? Is it in a loud, strong voice to the audience?
Fundamentals – Were motions, jumps, etc., used effectively in the routine?
Synchronization, spacing, and formations – Did they make use of the entire floor? Was there confusion about where the routine was going? Were motions and timing of jumps and stunts together?
Difficulty, creativity, originality – How would you rate the difficulty of the routine?
NIU spirit – Did they incorporate both the NIU and Homecoming theme? Did the uniforms/costumes accent the theme and NIU?
Overall effect – How would you rate the team’s showmanship? How did the team affect the audience? Were the team’s facials positive through the entire routine?

In case of a tie, the individual “Yell” score will be the deciding factor.
Five judges will be at the event including President John Peters; Brian Hemphill, vice-president of Student Affairs; Lauren Mock, vice-president of Student Association; Monica Trevino, associate director of student involvement & leadership development, and Brittany London, NIU cheerleading team captain.

First, second and third place winners will receive trophies reflecting their routine and whether or not they are the team that accumulated the highest point total based off of the five judges scoring of each team.

Perez said that besides other kick-off activities, this is a great event that will generate a lot of school spirit and excitement.

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