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Tiger Dance Program Purpose

While the cheer team is oriented toward traditional cheer activities, the Sensations show spirit combined with modern hip-hop dance skills. On the court and sidelines at every men’s and women’s home basketball games and various special events, the Sensations bring fun, spunk, and energy. Their purpose is to support athletic teams and campus organizations at Texas Southern University. They also attend community events and partake in activities designed to help themselves develop as a student, dancer, and an overall good citizen on campus and in the community.

 

Dance Program Goals

• To execute sidelines and dance routines to promote spirit at the TSU athletic games/events

• To keep the crowd’s attention on the court or stage where the intercollegiate activities are taking place, for entertainment

• To raise the level of fan support for the teams and university

• To serve as ambassadors of intercollegiate athletics and the university

• To demonstrate academic success through study hall and life skills

• In all matters and policies concerning the university, it is required for each individual dance member to execute good citizenship and sportsmanship and to conduct themselves in a proper manner while representing TSU

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Academic Requirements

• Maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA

• Must be enrolled full-time at TXSU (12 credits per semester)

• All dancers must attend 8 study hall hours per week

• Incoming freshmen must be enrolled and admitted into TSU

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General Requirements:

We are looking for responsible and dependable athletes, who are willing to work hard, be coached, and maintain a positive attitude.

• Admission Letter of Acceptance – Incoming Students

• 2.5 GPA or higher – Returning Students

• Tryout Application

• Onsite Interview w/ Current Coach and Advisor

Welcome and thank you for your interest in Texas Southern University Cheerleading. The Texas Southern University Spirit Program will promote and uphold spirit and traditions while striving to motivate, inspire, and entertain fans at games, appearances, community outreach events, and competitions. Members will maintain good sportsmanship while focusing on academic success, student development, leadership opportunities, student health, and well-being while operating within safety regulations set forth by the American Association of Cheer-leading Coaches & Administrators (AACCA).

CROSS COUNTRY-MEN/WOMEN

SOCCER- MEN/WOMEN

BASEBALL-MEN

FOOTBALL

BASKETBALL

VOLLEYBALL- WOMEN

TRACK- MEN/WOMEN

We the students of Texas Southern University, conscious of the fact that education is a right to which we are privileged, desirous of upholding principles of true democratic action, of promoting student participation in the overall policy and decision-making process of the university community, acting to remove the stigma of apathy and end racism, and providing an organ for the free expression of students, do hereby proclaim this our constitution.