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UI Cheerleaders, Dance Team To Compete At National Championships

The UI cheerleaders and dance team will compete at the UCA/UDA Collegiate National Cheerleading and Dance Team Championships later this week.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa cheerleaders and dance team are heading to the UCA/UDA Collegiate National Cheerleading and Dance Team Championships in Orlando, Florida, to compete this weekend.

Mascots, dancers, and cheerleaders from colleges across the country converge on the Walt Disney World Resort to throw down their best performances of the season in front of the judges.

Iowa initial performance times listed below:

Friday, Jan. 16:
Cheer Game Day Semifinals: 10:22 a.m. (ET)
Dance Game Day Semifinals: 12:33 p.m. (ET)
Dance Jazz Preliminaries: 4:42 p.m. (ET)

Saturday, Jan. 17: 
Dance Pom Semifinals: 9 a.m. (ET)
Cheer Traditional Semifinals: 1:26 p.m. (ET)

The event is one of the most prestigious in the sports' history, naming national champions for decades.

All of the action is streaming live on Varsity TV and the FloSports app. Here's what to know about the UCA & UDA College Nationals 2026.