Cheer Extreme Allstars is a branch of cheerleading and competition dance gyms found throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Illinois, Florida and Virginia. Cheer Extreme is best known for its level six (or "Worlds") teams, which have won numerous titles at the Cheerleading Worlds. Cheer Extreme Senior Elite, of the Kernersville, NC, location, finished in first place at the Cheerleading Worlds in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2023, 2025, and 2026; Cheer Extreme SSX (also known as Small Senior X) of the Raleigh, NC, location finished in first place in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024, 2025, and 2026; and Cheer Extreme Code Black, also of Raleigh, finished in first place in 2019, 2024, 2025, and 2026. As a franchise, Cheer Extreme has won over 850 National Champion titles.
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. CEA was originally opened by Betsy Smith before ownership was passed down to her daughters.
Publicity 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. 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. In the making is a documentary that is reportedly following them through the 2012–2017 seasons.
Notable athletes Maddie Gardner, news reporter
Teams Level 1 Teams Division Location 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 Mini Elite Mini 2 Kernesville Mini Mingos Mini 2 Raleigh Frostbites Youth 2 Kernersville 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 Tsunami Youth 3 Florida Lady Pearls Youth 3 Maryland Junior X Junior 3 Kernersville Ice Queens Junior 3 Raleigh Glamour Queens U16 3 Maryland Senior 3lite Senior 3 Raleigh Smack U18 3 Kernersville Ice Senior Coed 3 Maryland Level 4 Teams Division Location Youth X Youth 4 Raleigh Legends Junior 4 Kernersville Juicy U16 4 Raleigh Vengeance Junior 4 Florida CRUSH U18 Coed 4 Chicago Legacy Small Senior 4 Kernersville C4 Bombsquad Medium Senior Coed 4 Kernersville Berries Medium Senior Coed 4 Raleigh Halo Medium Senior 4 Maryland ENVY Open Coed 4 Chicago O4 International Open Coed 4 Kernersville Level 4.2 Teams Division Location Spotlight Small Senior Coed 4.2 Kernersville Lady Venom Senior 4.2 Raleigh Lightning Senior 4.2 Florida Level 5 Teams Division Location Youth Elite Youth 5 Kernersville Crush Youth 5 Florida SJX Junior 5 Raleigh Chaos Junior Coed 5 Florida Vixens Senior 5 Kernersville Medu5a Senior 5 Raleigh Lady X Senior 5 Florida Level 6 Teams Division Location Crush Large Junior 6 Kernersville Heist Extra Small Senior Coed 6 DMV SMOEX Extra Small Senior Coed 6 Raleigh XSS TropiX Extra Small Senior 6 Raleigh Hail Extra Small Senior 6 Sanford Jaws Extra Small Senior 6 Odenton SSX Small Senior 6 Raleigh Passion Small Senior Coed 6 Chicago Vixens Medium Senior 6 Kernersville Senior Elite Large Senior 6 Kernersville Coex U18 Non-Tumbling Coed 6 Kernersville Cobra Coed U18 Non-Tumbling Coed 6 Raleigh Cougars U18 Non-Tumbling 6 Raleigh Gossip Girls U18 Non-Tumbling 6 Maryland Sea Queens U18 Non-Tumbling 6 Odenton Hiss International Open Small Coed 6 Raleigh Code Black International Open Non-Tumbling Coed 6 Raleigh Lady Lux International Open Non-Tumbling 6 Kernersville Level 7 Teams Division Location Exorcis7 International Open Non-Tumbling Coed 7 Raleigh Kraken International Open Non-Tumbling 7 Odenton Super 7 International Open Non-Tumbling 7 DMV
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