National Cheer And Dance Festival

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Bryce Fumia, 11, center, and the rest of the South Jersey Storm perform on stage during their Sunday competion. The group is from Sewell, New Jersey.

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Cheerleaders perform during the competition at the main stage.

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Judges watch and take notes during the competition.

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Chad Cerulli, of Sandwich Mass., uses two cameras to record his daughter perform with her squad the Xtreme Cheer All Stars from Sandwich.

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Girls hold hands while walking from the back of the hall to the stage area before their performance.

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Francis D'Ambrosio, the coach of the Cheer Factor Allstars, out of Hanover Mass. directs his team from in front of the stage during the competition.

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Competitors from New England, New York, New Jersey, and Maryland took part in the competition.

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Kelsey Kissane, 14, left and Marissa Placito, 15, both members of the Central New York Storm, look through photos they took throughout the day on their iPhones during a break.

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Stacks of awards line a table before the awards ceremony.

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Craig Bentley, left, whistles as his daughter Chloe Bentley, 5, watches the performance of the Xtreme Cheer All Stars, which Bentley has twins performing with. At right, using two cameras to record the performance is Chad Cerulli, also of Sandwich Mass. who has a daughter performing with the squad.

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Cheerleaders perform during the competition at the main stage.

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Chloe Bentley, 5, of Sandwich, Mass., cheers on her twin sisters who were competing with the Xtreme Cheer All Stars from Sandwich.

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After the teams competed on stage, they were able to watch their performance on a television which was set up on the side stage.

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Many people recorded the events with their iPad's.

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Fans watch and cheer on their team during the competition.

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Amie DiMinico, of Tewksbury Mass., cheers on her daughters team, the East Celebrity Elite, who were competing in the Mini level of eight and under performers.

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Cameron Perez, 5, of North Bergen, New Jersey, does his own performance while attending the competition with his father, Jerry, right, to watch Cameron's aunt perform.

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Roger Marsh, a parent from Sewell New Jersey, records a video of his daughters teams performance so he could post it to their facebook page.

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Family members cheer on their teams and children from the front row during the competition.

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Katherine Koch, 12, has her makeup applied by fellow team member Ashlin Johnson, 16. Both are part of the Central New Jersey All Stars from Kennilworth, New Jersey.

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Lindsey Beiche, 12, of Avon, MA, dressed in black and gold to cheer on her sister, Allison's team, Cheer Nation, who was performing in the competition.