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There is nothing I cannot do. There is no way I can do it without doing it.

2018.12.25

JETS and Grace JETS


Carnegie Hall and Carnegie Hall Tower（ Carnegie Hall - Wikipedia ）

 

Tomorrow, December 26th, Fukui Commercial High School Cheerleader Club JETS performs at Carnegie Hall.

 

JETS is a team formed with the aim of winning the NDA (National Dance Alliance) competition. Indeed, America is synonymous with JETS, and I hear that many students who enter JETS have been dreamed of 'National championship in America'. However, this year, the recommendation system of NDA for the Japanese high school teams has quitted and the dream has ended.

 

But when I saw Ms. Igarashi, the teacher in charge of the club, at the All Japan Competition last year, she said "I am going to take them to the United States somehow." As the new year came, hearing that JETS won another competition held in Las Vegas, I remembered her words. And recently, I felt astonished again at their new departure.

 

When I took a video of practice scenes in November, I saw Ms. Igarashi reading notebooks stacked on the desk at a corner of the gym. The notebook should be the "Dream Note" of each member . And I'm sure that the dream of dancing in the United States is written in each of them. I was touched by the teacher who took their dreams and realized the dreams.

 

By the way, the motto of her was introduced on a TV program of NHK World last year.
"There is nothing I cannot do. There is no way I can do it without doing it."
I posted the words on the wall this year.
T.S

 


JETS practicing at the gymnasium of Fukui Commercial High School (taken in November)

Venus ( Almanae of Fukui Commercial High Shool "JETS" ) Won a Prize for the First Time!

2016.11.29

JETS and Grace JETS

The adult cheering squad, “Venus” which has been formed by alumnae of Fukui Commercial High School “JETS” (high school cheering squad) won the third prize in pom /college cheer squad / cheer dance / adult division at “The Finals of All Japan Cheer Dance Championship 2016” which was held on November 19th, 2016 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Sendagaya, Tokyo. This was the first time for them to win a prize at the championship since they were established in 2014. Congratulations!

 

As people expected, JETS won first place in the high school division and they are going to the NCA/NDA All-Star National Championship in the USA next year.

This was the first time for me to see cheer performance live and I found it very interesting.
I had a great time watching many teams performing all day long.

 

 

At the end of the championship, the team which was surrounded by many cheer squads and won this year’s grand prize was Japan Women’s College of Physical Education.

T.S

 

VENUS / JETS -Amazing Japanese Cheering Squads Part-3 -The Finals of All Japan Cheer Dance Championship 2016-

2016.11.16

JETS and Grace JETS

On November 19th, 2016,

one of the greatest adult cheering squad in Japan, "VENUS" which has been formed

by alumnae of Fukui Commercial High School "JETS" (high school cheering squad)

will be in Tokyo for the finals of “All Japan Cheer Dance Championship 2016”

conducted by Japan Cheer Dance Association (JCDA).

 

We visited VENUS’s rehearsals last month.

They placed a handmade poster that said “16more times”

in front of their rehearsing space while they were rehearsing.

The poster seemed to heighten the momentum toward the championship.

They take their time to stretch and warm up well.

 

It does not matter if the one who is talking is younger or older.

 

During their practice, everyone can talk about opinions and/or suggestions comfortably.

When a member talks, others pay attention, listen to the person well and response nicely

with smiles.

 

They also help each other when anyone has any trouble with their moves.

Most importantly, they all have the same goal which is to win the championship.

They made me realized how important teamwork is.

 

On that day, they smiled and laughed a lot in a few of those gaps-between-practices.

Being cheerleaders must be hard but their smiles and laughs showed me how enjoyable

to be the ones.

Toward the end of the practice, they had a run-through with the music.

From the beginning to the end they concentrate very hard on their every movement,

facial expression breathing and everything in between.

Right after they finished the run-through, they were running out of breath

and sweating so much that they couldn’t even talk.

I realized that to perform perfectly as they always do,

they put so much more energy, concentration, time and effort than I imagined.

 

We will visit "the Finals of All Japan Cheer Dance Championship 2016" on November 19th,

so please stay tuned for upcoming videos and blogs of VENUS!

 

Also the movie, “Cheer and Dance” in which a few members of VENUS were modeled

will be released in March, 2017. So this is another thing that we can be looking forward to.

Official Site for "Cheer and Dance"

*Available only in Japanese

 

T.F

VENUS / JETS -Amazing Cheer Squad- Part-2

2016.10.18

JETS and Grace JETS

On September 22nd of this year, All Japan Cheer Dance Championship 2016

for Kansai region was held at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka.

 

The cheering squad in Fukui, "VENUS" which we have been interviewing

since last year participated in the championship and won the Cheer Dance Open Part.

They will be going to the finals on November 19th and 20th of this year.

Of course, the active cheering squad of Fukui Commercial High School, "JETS"

won the two parts in the championship as well.

They won the Pom High School-Large and Cheer Dance High School parts.

Therefore, both JETS and VENUS are proudly going to the finals this November.


An adult cheering squad, VENUS has been formed by alumnae of

Fukui Commercial High School JETS (high school cheering squad).

A few of the members of VENUS were the first members of JETS,

and they became models of a movie which will be released next year.

The name of the movie is “Cheer / Dance” and it is about how JETS became

such a strong team that they won the first prize for the fourth consecutive year

at NDA National Championship in the USA.

If you get a chance, please go see it!


I would like to share the video of

“neoliberate01”, “Jets OG Venus 2016 (Part 2) Cheer Dance”.

Here’s the performance of VENUS which was formed by alumnae of JETS

and became models of the movie, “Cheer / Dance” (will be released in March, 2017).

 

"Cheer / Dance" / Official Movie Site(Only Available in Japanese)

 

 

T.F

VENUS / JETS -Amazing Japanese Cheering Squads - Part-1 -Film of JETS, “Cheer and Dance” will be released in March, 2017!!-

2016.10.04

JETS and Grace JETS

The cheering squad of Fukui Commercial High School, "JETS" has been made into a movie

and the movie will be released in March, 2017.


The models of the movie are the first members of JETS.

A few of the first members formed an adult cheering squad, "VENUS" after they graduated from the high school. They perform and participate in cheering competition actively.

 

The ones who did not join VENUS, some of them became dancers.

I took one of their dance lessons just the other day.

The dance instructor had such a great energy and amazing skills

as same as performers of JETS and VENUS have.

I had such a great time and I was also impressed by the instructor's delightful personality.

 

I would like to share the movie trailer of “Cheer and Dance” by “TOHO MOVIE CHANNEL”, please enjoy it.
*Only available in Japanese.

 

T.F

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