NCA All Star Nationals will be held at the Kay Bailey Convention Center located at 650 S. Griffen Street in Dallas TX on February 28th through March 2nd.
Teams attending this Event: Fiercelings, Feisty, Fuel, Flash, Fever, Fiesta, Fantasy, Force, Flawless, Fab 4, Fearless and Fierce Five.
Sunday’s Finalized Performance Schedule
Advance Spectator Ticket Purchasing Link
Teams that are traveling by bus - Athletes will load the buses at KC Cheer. It is highly recommended that you carpool or be dropped off instead of parking your car at the gym, as space is limited. If you must leave your car at the gym DO NOT park in front of the Bakery doors in front or back and do not park in front of any of the loading dock doors. There is NO STREET PARKING. Cars parked in any of these areas may be towed.
Athlete Attire:
Day One (Friday or Saturday depending on your team)
Red Star Gym Sponsor T-Shirt
Black Bow
Red Sponsor Shirt and Black Pants when not in Uniform
Day Two (Saturday or Sunday depending on your team)
Gym Jersey
Red/Black Bow
Gym Jersey and Black Pants when not in Uniform
ALL athletes must be in FULL UNIFORM at awards ceremonies. NO BACKPACKS OR EXTRA STUFF.
Senior athletes must have a t-shirt, jersey or warm up jacket over their uniform at all times when not in warm ups, competing or at awards. This is strictly enforced by NCA staff.
Athletes not wearing the correct attire will be fined!
hair and makeup
Hair should be in a high ponytail. NO sides hanging down (wispies). Ponytail can be slightly teased but do not make a big knot under the tease to make it stand up. If you have a question, please ask. There is a tutorial on the website.
Makeup should ONLY be the Lover approved pallet and approved lipstick. If you don’t have it, GET IT. Add you own mascara or lashes and foundation. Extra eyeliner or colored eyeliner is not approved and should not be worn.
Thursday, February 27
Flawless and Fuel will load buses at KC Cheer at 7:45 a.m. to depart promptly at 8:00 a.m. We will make a quick rest stop on our way, so we ask that you bring your lunch with you on the bus. Only drinks with CLOSABLE lids are allowed on the bus - No Fountain Drinks. You are responsible to clean up all trash before getting off the bus. Do not leave the buses a mess when you exit.
We should arrive at each team’s hotel around 4pm. If your athlete is riding the bus without a parent, please be sure you are at the hotel to meet them when they arrive so they can get into their hotel room. Or have someone prearranged that they can stay with until you do arrive. The coaches will check in with all teams on Thursday evening to be sure all have arrived. Parents please monitor your athletes in the hotel and obey the rules. You are representing KC Cheer! Lights out in your room by 10:30 p.m.
Friday, February 28
TEAMS COMPETING ON FRIDAY, PLEASE SEE THE SCHEDULE BELOW.
All other teams will load the buses at KC Cheer at 5:45 for a prompt 6:00 a.m. departure. Please re-read the parking instructions above to be sure you are not parking illegally. Fantasy & Fab 4 will be sharing a bus for the trip to Dallas. All double teaming Fantasy athletes should ride either the Fearless or Fierce Five bus , whichever is your other team.
The buses will stop for a short lunch break (30 minutes) on the way to Dallas. Dinner is on your own. The buses will be stopping at the team hotel for each team. If your athlete is not at their team hotel, you are responsible for picking them up when their bus arrives. Curfew is 10:00 p.m. with lights out by 10:30 at the LATEST. IT’S NCA!!!
All teams are staying at the Hilton Richardson, Renaissance or Holiday Inn in Richardson TX. The coaching staff is staying at the Crowne Plaza near the Convention Center. Athletes will need to be responsible to load the bus on time each day. Coaches will assign a parent riding the bus to count athletes when loading. Please do your part to make this as smooth as possible so that everyone is on time.
team performance and crowd support
Athletes have 2 jobs at every competition - 1) Perform to the best of their ability and uphold all team responsibilities and 2) Cheer on ALL other KC Cheer teams that do not conflict with their own team performances.
KC Cheer Parents, athletes and fans were SO GREAT at our last competition! Let’s keep it up at NCA! Parents do not ask your athlete to leave when they know they are supposed to be supporting our KC Cheer athletes. These opportunities for team building are rare and the more support our athletes get from the crowd the better they perform. Reward them for all their hard work and show your support by BEING their BIGGEST FAN!
WE WOULD LOVED TO SEE OUR CROWD IN THE I [HEART] MY TEAM SHIRTS THAT WERE OFFERED BY THE GYM TO SUPPORT YOUR ATHLETE, THEIR TEAM AND KC CHEER. PLEASE WEAR YOUR TEE (IF YOU ORDERED ONE) ON YOUR ATHLETE’S 1ST DAY OF COMPETITION. GYM UNITY GOES A LONG WAY.
daily schedules
Details for each day are below. Please read through and be prepared. Buses do not have time to wait for anyone, so it is vital that you are on time. Buses will go to the Convention Center once in the morning and return in the evening, so once you are at the venue you are there until the end of the day. All athletes must bo on their team bus to and from the venue throughout the weekend.
Teams that do not have bus transportation - Please remember that this is a very large convention center with thousands of athletes competing. It will be extremely busy at theConvention Center, so please be sure you allow ample time to ensure you are meeting your coach at the time posted.
Buses will depart from the drop-off location after Flawless competes. Approximately 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, march 1st
All teams will load buses at the times listed below from their team hotel.
Flawless does not compete on this day, but athletes are expected to be at the competition to support all teams. This is not a “free day” Your bus will pick you up at 9:00 a.m. to come over to the Arena with the rest of the teams.
Fuel: Please note the times are not posted as all teams perform in reverse order of their standings on Day 2. The team in first place will go last in their division. We will update the times as soon as they are posted. I have posted the check-in timeframes for Fuel’s division to give you a general idea. Fuel’s bus will depart for Kansas City at the conclusion of their awards.
Coaches will meet their team members in the Team Room at times listed below. Parents please remember that the team room is for athletes and coaches to get ready to compete. Coaches as that parents do not camp out in these rooms as we will be using them often and throughout the day.
Coaches will be meeting with their teams throughout the day as scores come in. Please do not leave the convention center before your coaches have dismissed you for the day. ALL athletes should load the bus from the convention center after Fever performs to return to their respective hotels.
Sunday, March 2nd (amended 3/1/25 at 10:18 p.m.)
Sunday’s schedule is posted below.
Team members riding the bus home will need to load luggage on their bus in the morning when they come to the convention center. If parents do not want their athlete to ride the bus over to the convention center and prefer to bring them later you are fine to do that. (except Flawless & Fantasy athletes) Buses will depart from the convention center at the times listed below for the trip home. You will load the bus at the departure location for the trip home. Any Fab 4 athlete who is riding the bus home, should take the Fiesta bus home, departing from the Hilton at 9:00 a.m.
packing list
Competition Uniform, Shoes and Socks (if you are flying to Dallas, DO NOT pack these in checked luggage)
Fierce Five - 2023 Purge Uniform and 2024 Uniform
Competition Hair Bows
Fearless - White Bow
Prep Teams - Red/Black Bow
All other teams - Black and Red/Black bows
Competition Makeup
Program Practice Wear
Red KC Cheer Star Sponsor Shirt
Black pants or leggings
KC Cheer Gym Jersey
I [Heart] My Team shirt (if you purchased one) We encourage athletes and parents to wear the heart t-shirt on your athletes first day of competition.
Straightener
Hair Clips/Hair Spray
Medications, if needed
Cell phones and chargers
Money for meals