Mardi Gras Bead Blast took place on March 12th in Hershey, PA. This event had 68 AllStar Cheer, 32 Traditional Cheer, 1 Exhibition Cheer, 8 AllStar Dance, 2 Exhibition Dance (including 1 Special Needs) teams compete. This event was a qualifier for the International All Levels Championship. Paid Bids were awarded to:
- Evolution All Stars (Senior Coed L4)
- Jersey Elite (Senior Coed L3)
- Jersey Elite (Senior Hip Hop)
- TNT Magnum (Junior Hip Hop)
The event had 68 AllStar Cheer Teams in 19 Divisions for an average of 3.58 teams per division and 8 AllStar Dance teams in 3 divisions for an average of 2.67 teams per division.
All*Star Cheer By Level
- Level 1 – 19 Teams in 4 Divisions (4.75 Average)
- Level 2 – 20 Teams in 4 Divisions (5.00)
- Level 3 – 20 Teams in 5 Divisions (4.00)
- Level 4 – 4 Teams in 2 Divisions (2.00)
- Level 4.2 – 2 Teams in 1 Division (2.00)
- Level 5 – 2 Teams in 2 Divisions (1.00)
- Level 6 – 1 Team in 1 Division (1.00)
All*Star Cheer By Age
- Tiny – 4 Teams in 1 Division (4.00 Average)
- Mini – 6 Teams in 1 Division (6.00)
- Youth – 14 Teams in 3 Divisions (4.67)
- Junior – 16 Teams in 4 Divisions (4.00)
- Senior – 25 Teams in 7 Divisions (3.57)
- Senior Open – 1 Team in 1 Division (1.00)
- International/Open – 2 Teams in 2 Divisions (1.00)