Spirit Support FAQs How often do Spirit Support teams practice? Cheerleading and Dance Team practice up to 3 or 4 times per week. Pep Band meets every other week. There is no practice requirement for Mascots. Are there any fees to participate? There are no fees to participate in any Spirit Support teams. Do I have to be on the Cheer/Dance competition team? Cheerleading holds separate competition team auditions each fall. All Dance Team members attend Nationals each year, but auditions are held for competition dances. How can I audition? Cheerleading and Dance hold auditions at the end of the spring semester and the Pep Band and Mascots hold auditions at the beginning of each semester. Contact the Office of Student Leadership and Activities (OSLA) for specific dates.
Contact Us! Email: osla@hofstra.edu Phone: 516-463-6914 Website: hofstra.edu/spiritsupport
Spirit Support OUR TEAMS
Audition Requirements
4 Support Hofstra Athletics at basketball, lacrosse,
Cheerleading 4 Back handspring (BHS tuck preferred). 4 elite stunting skills, either all girl or coed. Dance Team 4 Advanced/Elite execution of flexibility, pirouettes, turns in second, leaps, and jumps. 4 Gymnastic/acrobatic experience preferred. Pep Band 4 Short prepared piece or etude on most proficient instrument. 4 Pep Band rehearses once a week. 4 Must be spirited, enthusiastic, energetic, and have good crowd interaction skills.
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soccer, volleyball, and wrestling matches. 4 Attend and compete at UCA/UDA summer camps and national competitions. 4 Have won several UCA and UDA National Championships. 4 Promote school spirit at University-wide events, including Homecoming and Family Weekend. 4 Support the community at events, including the annual Walk to Defeat ALS and New York Islanders Kids Day. 4 Travel overnight to men’s and women’s CAA basketball tournaments each spring. 4 Host summer camps and year-round clinics to help develop young performers. 4 Performed at the 2008 third and final presidential debate at Hofstra as well as NFL kickoff events. 4 Appeared on Emeril Live and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and visited ESPN headquarters. 4 Have been featured in magazines such as American Cheerleader and Ultimate Athlete. 4 Hold auditions at the end of the spring semester.