The Saint Louis University cheer and dance teams will conduct tryouts for the 2020-21 season Saturday, April 18.
 
The SLU cheer team is composed of male and female members (tumbling not required for males), while the SLU dance team focuses on jazz, hip hop and pom styles of dance.
 
Tryouts for both teams begin at 8 a.m. April 18. Click here for a full itinerary and specific tryout criteria.

Optional clinics are available for individuals interested in trying out. The clinics are open to current SLU students as well as high school juniors and seniors.
 
• Cheer Clinic – Sunday, March 29, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in Chaifetz Pavilion. Click here to register.
• Dance Clinic – Thursday, April 16, from 7 to 9 p.m. in Chaifetz Pavilion. To register, please email Stephanie Dankenbring at stephanie.dankenbring@slu.edu.
 
The following are required to try out for either team:
• A current (within 12 months) physical examination;
• A copy of your medical insurance card;
• A completion of SLU's spirit tryout medical documents. Click here for the tryout medical documents.
    • Returning spirit squad members from last season should complete all medical paperwork through their SportsWare account.
• The sickle cell test is NOT required.
 
Participants should send these documents to Jonathan Burch, Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Medicine – jonathan.burch@slu.edu – no later than Friday, April 10.
 
For more information, please contact the SLU cheer and dance coaches:
• Stephanie Dankenbring (dance) – stephanie.dankenbring@slu.edu;
• Shannon Wylie (cheer) – shannon.wylie@slu.edu.