The Cheerleading Majors. Thoughs, Video and Results!

I was super excited when I found out about The Majors. It was a cheerleading competition held last weekend by Jamfest. They invited the top american teams to compete against each other in a hollywood production type environment. I thought it was pretty awesome. Cheerleading defiantly needs more events that celebrate the sport, coaches and its athletes.

The reactions have been pretty mixed. I'm not surprised as it is the first event of its kind really. Here are my thoughts on the event...

The Highlights:

- Cheer Athletics used The Boys by Girls Generation as the main song of their routine. So awesome.

- The videos shown before the performances. They really made the competition stand out as entertainment. It was a cool way to get to know the team better.

- They introduced every team member as they went on stage. Everyone works hard on a team and I think it was great they all got a special moment of recognition.

-It was broadcast live online

Worth Wondering..:

- Why did they choose to go with senior and not open all girl

- The team music seemed like it was made by the same person. Some of the teams had their own rap/song/cheer basically written for them in between clips of popular music. Super odd.

- The winning teams were being sent to Europe to "spread cheerleading awareness" or something. Seems a little odd.

- The fashion was kinda toned down and unexciting. Why didn't GK Elite sponsor all the teams? They've done so with Top Gun for a ton of competitions.

The Bad

- It cost $10.00 to watch it live online.

- The lack of teams really upset me. Only nine for both divisions! The event was still about two hours long but that was mostly delays. Although these are the staple All Star Us teams I think it would have been a lot more interesting to watch a few more up and comers.

- They kept referring to these teams as the best in the world. No other Country's were represented.

- Timing, what routines are polished or even near done this time of year?

- Why did they do level 5 teams instead of 6?

- Top Gun scored low because of an illegal stunt and assisted partner stunts? (I heard at least..) What the heck is the story behind this? There is no way they couldn't have known the rules?

- The scoring wasn't what most expected. I think the lack of teams doesn't help with the questionable scoring.

Overall, I think this was a step in the right direction for cheerleading. Yes, it had a lot of things wrong with it but I think a competition with this type of production is a step towards Cheerleading nights at your local bar. How awesome would that be? UFC needs to get out so the real action can take over.

Here is the whole competition on youtube!

RESULTS SPOILER BELOW!!

Coed

1. Cheer Extreme Coed Elite
2. Cheer Athletics
3. Top Gun
4. ACE

All Girl

1. Cheer Athletics
2. Maryland Twisters F5
3. Cheer Extreme Senior Elite
4. FAME
5. Maryland Marlins

What did you think of it?

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New Koda Kumi Song Boom Boom Boys!

Koda Kumi is easily one of my favorite artists. For some reason I think her best stuff comes out when she releases 9 singles/videos at once like shes doing again. This time she's having a baby and not just dealing with her crazy label demands. This is the first Kumi song I've been totally in love with for along time. She keeps the stupid trademark screeching noise to a minimal here. Thank god! I would kill to party with Kumi.

VIP is another awesome party song she just released. The bonus of the song being T-Pain. He just didn't bother to be in the video which is stupid.

vipalbumver by Bored4Lyfe

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Aveda Institute Hair Scholarship Contest: Why are you "Born to Style"?

Aveda Institute is known as the top hair school in Canada and is recognized around the world. They are giving back to community by offering up five full scholarships in five different cities across Canada. All you have to do is submit a video explaining why you are"Born to Style".

The AVEDA pros are always in the center of the fashion world. If your passion is hair and you aspire to work on the hottest sets and fashion shows this is the place to train. I would love a school that promotes uniqueness. The thought of being able to go without the worry of tuition money is just so nice isn't it!

This video basically says it all.

Winners will be selected by a panel of top celebrity judges from each of the five cities (Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg and Toronto).

For more information on the institute and their program, check out the AVEDA Institute Canada website

For more information on the

contest http://www.avedainstitute.ca/scholarship

Contest started Thursday December 1st, 2011 at
12:00:01 a.m. ET

Last day to submit a video is March 31st, 2012 at 11:59:59 a.m. ET

STEP 1: MAKE A VIDEO
Create a video to show us why you are BORN TO STYLE and why you’ve got the talent, passion and determination it takes to develop your hairstyling skills with the Aveda Institute Canada.

STEP 2: UPLOAD & SHARE

Visit www.avedainstitute.ca/scholarship to enter the contest. Upload your video then share your entry with the world! Share your Aveda Institute entry page link with all your family, friends, fans and followers and get them to rate your video. Share your talent with the world!

STEP 3: HAIR SHOWDOWN

Our panel of hair and beauty professionals along with our faculty will hand pick five aspiring hairstylists in each city to advance to the final round. These future hairdressers will participate in a live head-to-head competition and runway show putting together a complete look in front of a panel of style experts and hairstyling heavy hitters. The winner in each city will be awarded a full scholarship to the Aveda Institute hair school!

VIDEOS WILL BE JUDGED ON THE FOLLOWING:

>> >> Boldness and clarity of artistic vision

>> >> Originality and creativity

>> >> Demonstrates candidate is fashion forward and understands the Aveda mission

>> >> Overall Impression

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The Clamp Wedding Dress. Cosplay and Wedding Dresses! Can They be Both?

Clamp is known for many things. Shojo, cute stories and most of all the costumes. Chobits and Card Captor Sakura have been cosplay staples for as long as they have been around. I've looked at the Chobits artbook thousands of times and I'm sure I will a thousand times more. The details are amazing. Clamp's work is always cute and sometimes sexy. The news they would be releasing a wedding dress was awesomely exciting.



The dress has had some seriously mixed reactions. I love it. It's perfectly clamp. I want it so badly! For a wedding though? I'm not totally sure about that. I had to agree with some of the "what would my inlaws think" comments. If I could go back in time and have a sweet 16 at an anime convention this would be the perfect outfit. This is on the top of my dream buys at the moment. I couldn't find out where they were selling it or if they actually plan on mass producing it.

I was a little surprised they choose to go with a Card Captor Sakura theme. I think a Chobits or Tsubasa theme would have made more sense as the characters are older and more often then not wearing something resembling a wedding dress.




Regardless, I super love the fact that Clamp did this. I would LOVE if Clamp branched out into clothes. I would for sure try to get my hands on something from the line. I think they could totally do a collaboration with Angelic Pretty, Golds Infinity and Ma*rs. Gyaru model Himena would be perfect for it!


Seriously how has this not happened!?

Anime and wedding dresses just go together. Regardless of the plot, official wedding artwork with characters always seems to show up! Even anime aimed towards guys has it's fair share of wedding artwork. Wedding dresses and anime make sense together. I've always dreamed of being able to wear one, why have to save it for marriage?

The loophole here is obviously cosplay! To me, cosplay in many ways is about wearing the fashion I could only dream of. Loving the characters plays a big part in it for me but I think most of the time its fashion first. Not to mention, I've been freaking out about having to choose a wedding dress since I was ten. Even a custom Galiano for Dior would make me wonder if it was THE dress.

(Marcross)

Video games frequently have weddings weaved into the story. What would a final fantasy be without one? Garnet in Final Fantasy 9 was a dress I attempted to make after seeing a STUNNING cosplayer who made not a costume but a real wedding dress. My sad attempt was well, too much of a costume. I've often wondered about how much cosplayers influence the character designers at square enix.

(One example of a stunning cosplay of Garnet from FF9)

(Ashe from FF 12)

(Yuna FF10)

Girly Shojo anime has to mentioned when it comes to this trend. Sailor Moon is a great example. By looking at the artwork you would think Usagi gets married every episode but nope! It's all just adds to the dream world appeal of magical girl series.


I just have to mention wedding peach in this post.
There are so many well done costumes. It's clear that these cosplayers pour tons of money and time into the project.





I know a lot of the more ball gown type costumes (like garnet) are made specifically for a wedding. Would you ever wear a cosplay for wedding? Would it be more about the dress or the character for you?

The other option is "inspired by" wedding dresses like the Disney Bridal collection. This Cinderella collection dress certainly doesn't look exactly like the character but I think I would feel more like a princess as it draws on elements from a character I love.
I can't believe no one has jumped on the chance to make an official Sailor Moon wedding collection. Clearly I should do this. In a perfect world, I would have a cosplay wedding and a different one. Actually, I would have one every year knowing me. They would be equally insane but I need a chance to wear a cute clamp inspired type dress AND a big ball gown! TLDR; I basically want to buy the clamp dress and wear it to the ball at Anime North or something!

As for what has to be the most awesome cosplay wedding ever, beating this couple would be hard. Not many people can top getting married beside a life sized Gundam. They even named their daughter after a Gundam character.


Please keep in mind that not every idea is a good one. Why this couple thought dressing up as Chi and a Nazi would be awesome to show their grand kids is beyond me.

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Maybelline Beauty Calendar Shots 2012

Maybelline has a tradition of releasing a eye catching beauty calendar every year. Although they claim to be showing the upcoming makeup trends (for who!?) it's really just well funded eye candy. I love looking forward to the color and creativity of these shots! I think I like the color and cuteness of the vet photo. Which is your favorite?

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American Apparel $10.00 Off Coupon For Canada

Hey people!

I found this coupon for American Apparel. I think it only works with Canada but for sure check it out if your interested.

I hope this makes somebody's Christmas shopping a bit easier. Let me know if you find any awesome holiday shopping deals for us poor college kids!

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I would be blogging right now but I'm too busy trying to figure out how to convince my condo to put a pole in the exercise room. That and I'm missing school. I hate being sick.

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