IT’S great being told by your friends, family members, teachers and schoolmates that your cheer routine is awesome, and that can be pretty encouraging; but come tomorrow and Sunday, the only opinions that matter will be the judges’.
Most of them have just arrived in Malaysia, and are looking forward to judging your routines this weekend. Here are their profiles to help you get to know them better:
Beverley Hon
Beverley Hon is back as Cheer head judge.
Cheerleading Association and Register of Malaysia (CHARM) president and Asia Pacific Cheer Union secretary-general Beverley Hon has been involved in cheerleading for 22 years.
Her role has evolved from cheerleader to coach to administrator and judge.
The certified cheerleading judge has judged at the ICU World Cheerleading Championships since 2010 and was the first Malaysian to be appointed to the panel.
A former journalist, Beverley now runs her own public relations consultancy in addition to managing CHARM.
Clint Johnson
Clint Johnson is one of the judges for Cheer 2012.
Former cheerleader Johnson has been a cheerleading instructor since 1994 when he was appointed as a UCA (Universal Cheerleading Association) instructor.
He then became the head coach for Missouri Valley College, winning the UCA College National Championship in 1999 before moving on to become the UCA state director for Missouri, US.
In 2008, he began working for the International Cheer Union and Varsity Korea in Seoul, South Korea while coaching the Korean National Team.
Presently, he is conducting the ICU Judges and Coaches courses as the ICU representative in South East Asia, while also working as the head coach for the Malaysian National Cheerleading Team.
Melissa McKenzie
Originally from Montreal (Canada), McKenzie moved to Australia in 2003, and has been actively involved in all aspects of cheerleading as an athlete, coach, coaching course and workshop presenter, administrator, professional team choreographer and judge.
She is a USASF/IASF Coach Credentialer, level 5 certified coach, and runs her own All Star Program, Sydney Altitude Cheerleading & Dance.
She has judged the ICU Worlds since 2009 and is thrilled to be back in Malaysia to judge Cheer 2012 and the CHARM Cheerleading Championships.
Dian Anggraini
Certified cheerleading judge Dian is the President of the Indonesian Cheerleading Association (ICA), which she founded in 2008.
She has taken an active approach in the way she promotes cheerleading in Indonesia and works with the Indonesian government to help educate and create awareness about cheerleading.
The ICA is the only legally recognised cheerleading organisation and national governing body for the sport in Indonesia.
Dian has been instrumental in changing how people view the sport in her country, and has played an important role in the evolution of cheerleading in Indonesia, introducing the standard international safety rules and guidelines to Indonesian cheerleaders, and changing how people view the sport in her country.
Jimmy Lin
This full-time military officer in the Singapore Armed Forces has been involved in cheerleading for six years, and has been on the Cheerleading Association of Singapore (CAS) committee.
The chairman of the recent Southeast Asia Cheerleading Open previously won the Singapore national championships in 2008, and has represented Singapore in international competitions such as the ICU World Cheerleading Championships in 2010.
He has coached many Singapore teams and has progressed to handling more administrative matters and judging for CAS.
Jimmy Lin
His recent judging experience includes the CHARM Cheerleading Championships 2011 and the Girls Brigade Cheer Challenge 2012.
Siow Wei Wei
Siow Wei Wei
Cheerleading Association of Singapore (CAS) committee member Siow has been involved in cheerleading for seven years – she won the Singapore national championships in 2008 and 2009 and represented Singapore in international competitions such as the ICU World Cheerleading Championships in 2010.
Her recent judging experience includes the CHARM Cheerleading Championships 2011, the Girls Brigade Cheer Challenge 2012 and 2012 Southeast Asia Cheerleading Open.
Siow is currently a full-time civil servant and volunteers for the CAS after work to better manage and develop the sport in Singapore.
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