Feb 14, 2018 More than 20,000 cheerleaders and dancers from around the world competed for top honors at Walt Disney World® Resort in Orlando. The 2018 National High School Cheerleading Championship and National Dance Team Championship, produced by the Universal Cheerleaders Association and Universal Dance Association, both Varsity Spirit brands, recently hosted more than 20,000 of the country’s top high school cheerleaders and dancers. The cheerleading championship took place Feb. 10 – 11 and the dance championship the previous weekend of Feb. 2 – 4, both at the Walt Disney World® Resort in Orlando, Florida.