GROOVE Dance Grand Nationals heads back to the LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in 2025.

After a quiet February that only featured two competitions, American Championships Events is back in action for a busy March, including the 2025 The American Royale Sevierville Nationals on March 8-9.

Three times since 2020, the University of Tennessee cheerleading team has taken home a Division IA Game Day Cheer title from the UCA College Nationals.

Despite winning a Division IA Game Day Cheer title at the UCA College Nationals last year, the University of Tennessee cheerleading team struggled in the main Division IA Cheer event, finishing 14th and failing to advance out of the semifinals.

The University of Memphis has found continued success on both sides of the UCA/UDA College Nationals, even collecting a title in each half the competition in 2024.

The University of Memphis cheer team is at the 2025 UCA/UDA College Cheerleading & Dance Team National Championship as the defending champion in the Division IA Small Coed Cheer event, and the Tigers will put that title on the line Saturday.

The University of Memphis cheer and dance teams had a memorable trip to the UCA/UDA College Cheerleading & Dance Team National Championship last year, each earning a national title, and they’ll both be looking to put those titles on the line in 2025.

Three times in the last five seasons, the University of Tennessee cheerleading team has claimed a national championship, and the squad will be looking to add another title during the 2025 UCA/UDA College Cheerleading & Dance Team National Championship.

The American Cheer Power truck will roll into Music City for the 2025 Cheer Power Nashville Showdown on Feb. 1.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. and AUSTIN (Dec. 6, 2024) – FloSports, NBC Action News 5 Memphis, and Gray Media have joined forces to simulcast the largest single-day fundraiser for  St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® – the 23rd St. Jude Memphis Marathon® Weekend presented by Juice Plus+ - making it the largest broadcast in event history. Since its start in 2002, the St. Jude Memphis Marathon® Weekend has raised more than $130 million, raising funds critical to advancing the institution’s mission of Finding cures. Saving children.® Everywhere.

The 2024 Aloha Gatlinburg Showdown is one of more than a dozen events on the schedule for the Aloha Spirit Championships this season, but it also will be the last one before the calendar turns to 2025.

The weekend of Dec. 7-8 will be a busy one at the Sevierville Convention Center in Sevierville, Tennessee, which is hosting a pair of high-profile events.

Along with dozens of regional events each year, the Universal Cheerleaders Association also conducts a handful of All Star competitions, and the 2024 UCA Sevierville Showdown is the first of five for the 2024-2025 season.

The 2024 ASC King of the Jungle Nashville Showdown, one of 13 events on the 2024-2025 All Star Challenge calendar, visits Nashville, marking the third event of the season. Varsity TV will be there to provide live coverage of the event.

November is a busy month for the Universal Cheerleaders Association, and that includes a handful of events across the weekend before Thanksgiving.