DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Varsity Spirit announced Daytona Beach would continue to serve as the host city for the NCA and NDA Collegiate Cheer Championship for the next three years.
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The Ocean Center and Daytona Beach Bandshell will continue to host the world’s largest collegiate cheer and dance event.
WFTV reported in April that the decades-long partnership between Varsity Spirit and the City of Daytona Beach was in jeopardy.
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“We had a meeting here, and we had a lot of important people in the meeting,” he said. “And I told them, ‘If you don’t want us, we will leave. but that’s not what we want to do.’”
Hotel availability has been an issue for years, and Hurricanes Ian and Nicole only made it worse, Boggs said.
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The Plaza Hotel and Space, which typically provides more than 500 rooms for the event, hasn’t reopened yet.
The 2024 competition will also be the 28th year the cheer event will be held in Daytona Beach.
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