Cheer Extreme Allstars

Cheerleading gym based in North Carolina, United States

Cheer Extreme

Sport| Cheerleading and competition dance
Founded| 1993
Based in| North Carolina
Colors|  Teal,  Black, and  White
Owner| Courtney Smith Pope, Ben Pope
Head coaches| Courtney Smith-Pope
No. of teams| 11 locations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Illinois and Maryland with over 110 teams (2019-2020)

Cheer Extreme Allstars is a branch of cheerleading and competition dance gyms found throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Illinois, Florida and Virginia.[1] Cheer Extreme is most well known for its Small Senior and Large Senior teams, which received numerous national titles and have ranked in the Cheerleading Worlds competitions, with Cheer Extreme Senior Elite winning the first-place title in 2010, 2012, 2013, and after a decade of being placed as runner up the team took home a gold medal in 2023 and also 2025. At the 2015 Cheerleading Worlds, Cheer Extreme's Coed Elite won first place. Also at the 2016, 2018, 2019,2021,2024 and 2025 Cheerleading Worlds, Cheer Extreme's SSX won first place. Cheer Extreme has over 850 National Champion titles.[2]

In 2009, an owner and coach Courtney Smith-Pope, who was a cheerleader for Wake Forest University, won Coach of The Year sponsored by the USASF. In 2013, Cheer Extreme opened a location in Roanoke, Virginia. In 2015, Cheer Extreme opened a location in Waldorf, Maryland. In 2022, they opened a new location in Boynton Beach, Florida. The two most notable locations are in Kernersville, NC and Raleigh, NC. Courtney Smith-Pope is the owner of the Kernersville location and her sister Kelly Helton owns the Raleigh location. [3] CEA was originally opened by Betsy Smith before ownership was passed down to her daughters.[4]

## Publicity

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Cheer Extreme Senior Elite was invited to a private audition in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the reality television show America's Got Talent, but did not make it on the actual televised show. They have also been featured in Inside Cheerleading Magazine.[5] In 2011, CNN featured specials on Cheer Extreme's Senior Elite and SSX teams while they made their way to the 2011 Cheerleading World Championships.[6] In the making is a documentary that is reportedly following them through the 2012–2017 seasons.[needs update]

## Notable athletes

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* Maddie Gardner, news reporter

## Teams

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Level 1 Teams | Division | Location

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Tiny Turtles | Tiny 1 | Raleigh
Baby Sharks | Tiny 1 | Raleigh
Shine | Mini 1 | Raleigh
Junior Black | Junior 1 | Raleigh
Lovespell | U16 1 | Raleigh
Level 2 Teams | Division | Location

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Mini Elite | Mini 2 | Kernesville
Mini Mingos | Mini 2 | Raleigh
Frostbites | Youth 2 | Kernesville
Shimmer | Youth 2 | Raleigh
Mermaids | Youth 2 | Raleigh
Storm | Youth 2 | Florida
Angels | Junior 2 | Raleigh
Twisters | Junior 2 | Florida
Teal Force | Junior 2 | Maryland
Glam Squad | Small Junior 2 | Chicago
Senioritas | Senior 2 | Raleigh
Level 3 Teams | Division | Location

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Glitter Penguins | Youth 3 | Kernesville
Tsunami | Youth 3 | Florida
Lady Pearls | Youth 3 | Maryland
Junior X | Junior 3 | Kernesville
Ice Queens | Junior 3 | Raleigh
Glamour Queens | U16 3 | Maryland
Senior 3lite | Senior 3 | Raleigh
Smack | U18 3 | Kernesville
Ice | Senior Coed 3 | Maryland
Level 4 Teams | Division | Location

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Youth X | Youth 4 | Raleigh
Legends | Junior 4 | Kernesville
Juicy | U16 4 | Raleigh
Vengeance | Junior 4 | Florida
CRUSH | U18 Coed 4 | Chicago
Legacy | Small Senior 4 | Kernesville
C4 | Medium Senior Coed 4 | Kernesville
Berries | Medium Senior Coed 4 | Raleigh
Halo | Medium Senior 4 | Maryland
ENVY | Open Coed 4 | Chicago
O4 | International Open Coed 4 | Kernesville
Level 4.2 Teams | Division | Location

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Spotlight | Small Senior Coed 4.2 | Kernesville
Lady Venom | Senior 4.2 | Raleigh
Lightning | Senior 4.2 | Florida
Level 5 Teams | Division | Location

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Youth Elite | Youth 5 | Kernesville
Crush | Youth 5 | Florida
SJX | Junior 5 | Raleigh
Chaos | Junior Coed 5 | Florida
Vixens | Senior 5 | Kernesville
Medu5a | Senior 5 | Raleigh
Lady X | Senior 5 | Florida
Level 6 Teams | Division | Location

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Crush | Large Junior 6 | Kernesville
Coed Elite | Extra Small Senior Coed 6 | Kernesville
SMOEX | Extra Small Senior Coed 6 | Raleigh
Blackout | Extra Small Senior Coed 6 | Boynton Beach
XSS TropiX | Extra Small Senior 6 | Raleigh
Hail | Extra Small Senior 6 | Sanford
Heist | Extra Small Senior 6 | DMV
Jaws | Extra Small Senior 6 | Odenton
SSX | Small Senior 6 | Raleigh
Passion | Small Senior Coed 6 | Chicago
Senior Elite | Large Senior 6 | Kernesville
Coex | U18 Non-Tumbling Coed 6 | Kernesville
Cobra Coed | U18 Non-Tumbling Coed 6 | Raleigh
Cougars | U18 Non-Tumbling 6 | Raleigh
Gossip Girls | U18 Non-Tumbling 6 | Maryland
Code Black | International Open Non-Tumbling Coed 6 | Raleigh
Lady Lux | International Open Non-Tumbling 6 | Kernesville
Level 7 Teams | Division | Location

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Exorcis7 | International Open Non-Tumbling Coed 7 | Raleigh
Kraken | International Open Non-Tumbling 7 | Odenton
Super 7 | International Open Non-Tumbling 7 | DMV

## References

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1. ^ "Welcome to Cheer Extreme Allstars". Cheer Extreme Allstars. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
2. ^ [1] [dead link]
3. ^ "Charlotte". Cheer Extreme Allstars. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
4. ^ "Cea Coaching Staff". Cheerextreme.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2007. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
5. ^ "Inside Cheerleading". Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
6. ^ "Cheerleaders prep for hours in search of 2½ minutes of perfection". cnn.com. Retrieved November 16, 2015.