The Avila University Glitter Girls dance team is looking forward to a fun 2009-2010 season. Coach and program founder Cindy Freeman is very excited to begin a new year with such a talented group of dancers. This year marks the return of an Avila Glitter Girls alumni in a new role.  Kristin Cira (2002-2006) returns to Avila as an assistant dance coach this season. The end of this year will mark the graduation of 4 year team members Melanie Priddy, Elizabeth Roberts, Jennifer Sosna, Juliet Valle and Molly Williams. 

The Glitter Girls have quickly developed into one of the premier college dance programs in the United States . Not only do the Glitter Girls perform at Avila University campus events and intercollegiate football and basketball contests, they are also competitive on a national level.

In each of the eight years of existence, the Glitter Girls have qualified to compete at the Universal Cheer and Dance Association s National Championships held in January at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. Not only have the Avila dancers competed nationally, they have found success in each of the past 9 seasons competing against programs form a wide variety of colleges and universities from around the country. In 2003 and 2008, they captured the Heart of America Conference Spirit Squad Championship. During the 2005 Collegiate National Championships in Orlando , Florida  the team brought home a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE HIP-HOP DIVISION. As a result of this the team was seen on both ESPN and ESPN 2 on numerous occasions.  During the 2009-2010 season the team finished 6th in the open jazz division and brought home bronze medals with a 3rd place finish in the open hip-hop division.

The Glitter Girls feature many studio trained dancers with both competitive and professional experience. The dance program's comprehensive instruction includes strenuous physical conditioning and intensive flexibility and technique training with the goal of challenging even the most experienced and talented dancers to continually improve and refine their skills.