Highschool Poms // Preparation Tryouts
Weekly Classes
High School Poms in Arvada is a competitive sport. We recommend dancers start training in middle school. We have weekly classes that help with technique and then offer mock tryouts and camps to solidify their training. Ms. Ashley, our pom's coordinator, also provides private lessons upon availability.
Poms Prep classes
Beginning Poms Prep Tuesdays 4:30-5:30 pm
Advanced Poms Prep Tuesdays 7:30-8:30 pm
Class Recommendations for Summer 2025:
Tuesday
4:00 - Advanced Technique
5:00 - Beginning Technique
6:00 - Beginning Dance Team/Poms Prep
Wednesday
4:00 - Jazz Intermediate
6:00 - Advanced Dance Team/Poms Prep
Thursday
5:00 - Intermediate Technique or Advanced Jazz
7:00 - Conditioning
Intensives:
Dance Team Prep Clinic - July 8, 9, 10
Technique Intensive June - 10, 11, 12
Technique Intensive July - 15, 16, 17
Dance Team Prep Beginner/Intermediate
Who: Dancers with 1-2 years experience, or who have not danced pom style before
Arms
Learn basic pom arms (T, L, touchdown, dagger, box, candlesticks, K, R, W, Cheerio, check, V (high/low) and correct wrist placement
Kicks
Kicks R/L/C
Leaps/Jumps
R/L/C Leaps, Toe Touch
Turns
Chaine, Pirouettes (goal to do clean double)
Sidelines
Learn and remember a sideline every week, by the end of semester the girls should know 6-8 sidelines they can do based off hearing the name.
Dance Team Prep Advanced
Who: Dancers who have 2+ years of experience and the beginner/intermediate skills mastered
Skills Targeted
Kicks
Kicks R/L/C, Extensions, Leg Turns
Leaps/Jumps
R/L/C Leaps, Toe Touch, Ring jump, Turning Center, Calypso
Turns
Pirouettes (working on triples and quads), Turns in Second (5 into double, or combos)
Sidelines
Learn sidelines, and small combos with correct arms
Classes to pair with Dance Team Prep:
Hip Hop
Jazz
Conditioning
Aeriels