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Cheer UP Athletics is an All Star Cheer Gym located in East Providence, RI which offers a variety of programming.
Their programming includes Full-Year All Stars, Half-Year All Stars, FUNdamentals (very beginner, early age, instructional All Stars), Open Tumble, Private Classes, and School & Outside Program Team Tumbling.
Cheer UP also lends its facility to be able to be rented out as a way to supplement practice access for town or school cheer programs or for a variety of different possible needs that folks in the community might have.
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Since its inception in April of 2016, through a whole lot of hard work and dedication of its athletes and coaches, Cheer UP has been able to experience what can only be described as meteoric success. In its first season of existence, Cheer UP’s first team, Small Junior 3 Karma, a team of 11 athletes, advanced all the way to a Top 10 finish in the Finals of the D2 Summit.
Cheer UP’s teams have a strong track record of finishing at the top of each competition they compete in and have had numerous teams reach the D2 Summit Finals, in 2018 their Senior Prep Midnight Team won US Finals and proceeded to win the US Finals ‘Champion Challenge’, in 2019, their Medium Senior 2 Wicked Team won the D2 Summit, in 2020, their Small Junior 2 Karma team won CheerSport Atlanta, and in 2021 their Medium Senior 4.2 Wicked team won NCA Nationals.
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Full-Year, All-Star Prep, FUNdamentals, Private & Tumble Classes.
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Our Mission
To raise awareness of the sport of All Star Cheerleading, while at the same time doing everything in our power to provide an environment that not only provides our athletes access to the highest levels of competition, but does so in a way that is as diverse and as inclusive as possible.
While it all certainly has been quite the journey, Cheer UP Athletics continues to enthusiastically approach every competition that is next on its schedule with laser focus, looks to broaden awareness of the sport of All Star Cheerleading in general, and is always looking for new athletes who may be a great fit for one of the variety of programs that they are able to offer.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can set a tour up at our facility by texting: 401-215-7022.
Absolutely! Just text the gym office – 401-215-7022 – and let us know you are interested in taking a free trial class.
Our programming begins at age 4.
Stunt classes are only available for students enrolled in our Full-Year or Half-Year program. For details, please text us at 401-215-7022.
With over 27,000 square feet, our facility is the LARGEST cheer-dedicated training facility in New England. Currently, we have space for 7 full-size (9-panel) cheer mat setups.
Yes! If interested in booking a Birthday Party, please text the gym office at 401-215-7022.
You can book a class by following a simple 2-Step process:
Complete a waiver at this link: https://waiver.smartwaiver.
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Once this is done, you can download our App (from the ‘App Store’ or ‘Google Play’) and then sign up for classes directly from the App after entering your login info.
Yes! You can access it by clicking on this link and creating an account: https://portal.iclasspro.com/
Once this is done, you can download our App (from the ‘App Store’ or ‘Google Play’) and then sign up for classes directly from the App (as your portal access) after entering your login info.
No! Group Privates are arranged by the gym’s booking system.
When you schedule a Group Private through the system, it automatically sets up the Group; you would not be responsible for filling it with the other 3 athletes.
Tumbling Frequently Asked Questions
Our tumble classes vary in size, with our average class size being an appropriately professionally staffed class of 10-20 athletes.
Tumble classes are $10/class and are paid for in-person in cash or via the Cheer UP Venmo (@CheerUP-Athletics ; Last 4 digits of phone number: 2735).
Gym rentals/Party booking FAQs
We do not typically rent the entire gym out, but please reach out to us directly by texting 401-215-7022 to review the specific request, as we do quite a bit of team mat rentals, party booking, etc.
Yes! We have a variety of school and community organizations that we work with to arrange mat rental practice times for their teams.
To book a rental slot, please reach out to Allie at 401-996-9754.
We have different Birthday Party packages, with the basic Birthday Party package starting at $350 and going on up from there [depending on what the family would like (with a Tumble Instructor, with games, etc.)].
Prices FAQs
Group Privates (with the class taught with 4 athletes/Group) are $25/session and last one hour; 1-1 Privates are $50/session and last 30 minutes.
Yes! We have a Booster Club that is a 501(c)(3) which offers a variety of fundraising opportunities for our athletes.
The funds raised from Booster Club activities can be used toward a family’s gym account and also toward a variety of expenses relating to travel for competitions, etc.
Yes! Scholarships are reserved for extremely financially challenging situations and if you believe you may qualify, please text message the gym (401-215-7022) and ask if a meeting can be set up to review things.
Tumble classes are $10/class and are paid for in-person in cash or via the Cheer UP Venmo (@CheerUP-Athletics ; Last 4 digits of phone number: 2735).
For our team programming and Group & 1-1 Privates, payments can be made via credit card on our portal, via Venmo (@CheerUP-Athletics ; Last 4 digits of phone number: 2735), or in-person with cash or a check.
Tumble & Skill-building classes can be paid for in-person in cash or via the Cheer UP Venmo (@CheerUP-Athletics ; Last 4 digits of phone number: 2735).
Coaches FAQs
Yes! It is a requirement for everyone working at our gym to be registered with USASF and go through all of the training and background checks associated with their USASF registration.
Yes! We have several professional Tumble Coaches that serve as instructors for the wide variety of tumble classes that we offer on a weekly basis.
Though each team is different, we aim to have at least 2 coaches per team.
Staffing depends on a number of different variables (# of athletes on the team, age group of athletes, Level of the athletes, etc.).
Pro Shop FAQs
Yes! It is a requirement for everyone working at our gym to be registered with USASF and go through all of the training and background checks associated with their USASF registration.
Yes! Apparel and practice gear can be bought right from the Pro Shop at the gym or from our online store as well: https://teamlocker.
We have a variety of apparel available in our Pro Shop, including Cheer UP practice tops & bottoms, sweatpants, hoodies, snuggies, hair ties, sherpas, and MORE!!
Yes! We carry a VERY limited number of cheer sneaker sizes in our Pro Shop or if you text message the gym office – 401-215-7022 – we can provide added guidance as to how best go about ordering them.
Full and Half-Year Programs FAQs
Full-Year teams typically attend 8-10 competitions/season (with 3-4 competitions being “outside of New England”); Half-Year teams typically attend 2-4 competitions/season [with all of their competitions being what we consider “local” (RI/MA/CT) competitions].
The majority of our competitions are what we consider “local” (RI/MA/CT) competitions.
Depending on the team, there are usually at least 3 “travel” or “out-of-area” competitions (with “younger” teams traveling a bit less and “older” teams tending to travel a bit more).
Each season is different; amongst many others, some examples of where we have traveled to and competed at are CHEERSPORT in Atlanta, GA, NCA in Dallas, TX, JAMfest in Indianapolis, ID, and Summit in Orlando, FL.
Our first Full-Year competition tends to be in December of each year; our first Half-Year competition tends to be in March of each year.
Our Showcase (an annual event showing off our team’s routines for the first time publicly) tends to occur at the end of November, a short time before our first Full-Year competition.
Yes! The Showcase is open to the public with the only admission requirement usually being a specified donation towards a particular charitable cause (recent Showcases have served as fundraisers for Toys for Tots, The Hero Package Foundation, and the Rhode Island Community Food Bank).
Our Full-Year teams run on 2-year uniform cycles, with our Full-Year teams getting new uniforms every 2 years; the uniform cycle for our Half-Year teams has varied over time.
Our annual banquet is one of the most fun events of the year!
Each year we work to have it in a new and exciting place which tops the previous year’s banquet (NOT an easy thing to do!).
Banquets in recent years have been held at Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, CT, aboard a private yacht cruising along Boston Harbor in Boston, MA, at the famous Sullivan House on Block Island, RI, and at Historic Blithewold Mansion in Bristol, RI.
Gym Policies FAQs
Yes! Our waiver can be accessed at this link: https://waiver.smartwaiver.
The majority of our practices are “closed” practices, as only athletes and coaches are generally allowed in the gym.
On occasion, there are times when parents may be allowed in to watch as an athlete shows off a new skill or the parents as a whole are invited in to see a practice or a portion of practice.
Although, as a rule of thumb, practices are “closed” practices, if a parent has a particular interest in observing a specific practice, this may be arranged with the gym by texting the gym office – 401-215-7022 (but would definitely be the exception rather than the rule).
Not typically, though there is occasional leniency towards this in the “Fall”, in the “Winter” & “Spring” it is expected that all athletes in our competitive program are fully focused on their team(s) at Cheer UP.
If on one of Cheer UP’s competitive teams, it is expected that vacations will NOT be taken during competition season.
We have absolutely no tolerance for bullying at Cheer UP.
If you are aware of someone who is bullying someone else or if you know someone who is being bullied, it is asked to please report it to a coach immediately.
After the first instance of bullying, the bully will receive a verbal warning from a coach.
The second instance of bullying will result in a one-week suspension from the gym.
The third instance of bullying will result in an athlete’s termination from the program.
In severe enough instances, the bullying athlete may be removed from the program immediately after the initial instance of bullying.
Practices are viewed as mandatory, with a bit of leniency offered for Summer practices (with a specified number of absences allowed in a given season).
If an athlete is sick (vomiting or potentially contagious), it is expected that a call will be placed, if at all possible, to their respective coach at least 4 hours prior to practice.
When missing a practice for a medical reason, athletes must bring a doctor’s note to their coach, which acknowledges the reason for missing practice as well as provides clearance for them to be able to resume practicing.
Injured athletes are still required to attend all practices, competitions, and Gym events unless otherwise specified by a doctor’s note.
Competition attendance is mandatory [unless an extraordinarily significant unforeseen event occurs (death in the family)].