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Name: Heather DeLong
Occupation: Owner/River City All-Stars Cheerleading Coach
Coaching Experience: March 2002-Present for the River City All-Stars and 1 year as assistant coach for Muscatine High School (2002-2003), AACCA National Safety Certification
Cheer/Dance Career: 4 years cheer at Muscatine High School, over 10 years of dance with Miss Louise School of Dance
Cheerleading Awards/Travel: Captain 2 years at MHS, "Spirit Award" 1 year at MHS, MHS Cheerleading Scholarship, MHS competition cheer squad, Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) All-Star traveled to Houston, Texas to perform in the Foley's Thanksgiving Day Parade, invited to Macy's Parade, Cheered with the Laker Girls in special performance, Cheered at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida (Disney World), Cheered at the University of Minnesota with their cheerleading squad at a Minnesota/Iowa basketball game, Cheered at an Iowa basketball game, and traveled to Kansas City/Six Flags to perform
Goal: To win a National Championship!!! ACCOMPLISHED 2007-2008 BLACK TEAM
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Name: Cara Van Ness
Occupation: River City All-Stars Director of Dance
Experience: Cara is a 21 year old college student who has finished 2 years at Grandview College in Des Moines prior to recently transferring to Iowa Wesleyan College with a major in Human Services.
She has an extensive dance background including training in tap, ballet, jazz, hip-hop and pointe. She received her training at Cheryl’s School of Dance in Burlington where she was an assistant teacher for 7 years and was employed as a dance teacher for 2 years.
Most recently Cara was employed at the Norwalk Superstars Dance Studio in the Des Moines area where she taught all forms of dance to ages 2-high school. She also was the “tiny competition troupe” coach.
Cara is both a state and national award winner, competing at dance competitions since the age of 10, both in groups and as a soloist. Her list of awards include over 100 1st place awards as well as Showbiz Dance High Point Soloist, Statewide Dance High Point Award, Star Systems Top Ten Award, Hoctor Dance Caravan Junior Grand Champion ranked 3rd highest solo nationally, Hoctor Dance Caravan Senior Grand Champion with 2nd highest solo nationally, 1998 Iowa State Fair Bill Riley Talent Sprout Champion, 2002 Iowa State Fair Bill Riley Talent Search Semi-Finalist and many more.
Cara is also a pageant veteran holding past titles of Des Moines County Fair Queen. She has also been Teen Miss Louisa County and Miss River City, local competitions in the Miss America Program. She is the reigning Miss Louisa County and has received a talent award for her tap solo in 2004 at the Miss Iowa Competition. This year Cara received the Miss Iowa Community Service Award.
Cara is very excited and thrilled to begin teaching duties and looks forward to meeting all the students and parents.
Cara will be offering private lessons for pageants, talent shows.
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LIFE LESSONS: A COACH'S LEGACY
by Gwen P. Holtsclaw
I will teach my team the pleasures of hard work
And the importance of teamwork.
I will show them the joys of reaching a goal
And the satisfaction of finishing strong.
I will explain to them the beauty of integrity
And the fulfillment of fitness.
I will know their name
And demand thier best.
I will do these things because I love them
And respect them.
The surest way I know to teach these things
Is to have them learn by my example.
*"A coach is someone who always makes you do what you don't want to do, so you can be who you've always wanted to be."
*"Good coaches teach respect for the opposition, love of competition, the value of trying your best, and how to win and lose graciously."
---Brooks Clark
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