People always judge and make fun of cheerleaders saying it’s not a real sport but cheerleaders practice just as hard as any other sport, go to competitions and compete to be the best and win number one. It is also considered to be one of the most dangerous high school sports. First cheerleaders practice and work just as hard as any other team. We run laps, condition and do just as much physical activity as any other sport. We have to depend on one another if even one person misses a practice it can affect the entire routine.
When holding the top girl, the bases are restating her body weight and mass, to keep her up. Also, during dismounts from stunts, top girls are thrown into the air and caught by the bases. Competitive cheerleaders do exactly what they are called. They compete against other squads to see who is the best. They perform routines full of stunting, tumbling, cheering, and dancing.
There are side-line cheerleaders and competitive cheerleaders. Side-line cheerleaders are there to entertain the crowd and lead them in chants. A competitive cheerleading team’s goal is to earn the most points while doing a complex routine with anywhere from twelve to twenty members that consists of precise formations, flips, tumbling passes, stunts, and tosses. I do not agree that side-line cheerleading is a sport; however, I do believe that competitive cheerleading is a sport. There is not one set definition of a sport, but a common understood definition of a sport is one from dictionary.com that defines a sport as “an athletic activity that requires physical prowess or skill and often a competitive nature.” I will take aspects of cheerleading and compare it to the definition given.
Ballet is a technical form of dance that originated in the Italian Renaissance court and involves choreographed dances, miming, and acting that is put to music that normally does not contain words. While both activities involve highly disciplined individuals and long term commitment they differ in several areas. Many individuals participate in cheerleading across the world. Cheerleading started as a way to show spirit to other athletic teams such as football, basketball, and soccer. This later led to the development of organized cheering which was lead by one or several individuals.
The addressing of the media having a role in projection of a female athlete role interjects the media may not always send the best message concerning a female athlete, which is a message of femininity concerning the athlete. The interjection of the media cast typing how female athletes are always feminine no matter the sport you play; it will always have a feminine illusion of the female athlete. Society tells us that boys are the athletic ones and girls are beautiful. However, more and more women are making a living for athletic ability, most of the time because they are a beautiful athlete. Women athletes have made huge strides since Title IX but there is still room for improvement.
Lycurgus toughened them up physically by making the girls run and wrestle so they can have strong children. Also would make for a easier child birth. He also made young ladies dance and sing at festivals. Plutarch also brings up that people were not ashamed of girls nude as it was modest and enthusiastic for physical
The three facts to compare are team spirit of the dancers, kids’ life outside school, and test scores. Both of the schools in comparison had good team spirit but PS 115 was more motivated to win the competition by Ms. Yomaira Reynoso and Rodney Lopez. In the selection of who would represent the school, PS 115 chose who best fits who because ballroom dance is about two people specifically a gentleman and a lady. PS 150, on the other hand, chose probably those who know how to dance without considering the pairing if they actually suit each other. Also, Allison Shenaik was not interested in the pairing system because she loved all the kids and didn’t want to choose favorites.
This act of coming so close to an enemy but not hurting or killing them with just a touch of your hand or a stick; even though you could have killed them before they knew what happened. This act alone was viewed as braver than taking a human scalp, horse or prize, because the act was so bold and dangerous. SuAnne used her skills of coup to subdue the crowds taunting and rude remarks by having them watch her as she preformed her traditional dance that she had perfected with practice as a young child. Once SuAnne began to dance using her own jacket to simulate a shawl, she began to win the crowd over. As they watch they began to see the beauty of an actual authentic Indian
She’s not looking to be at the top of the heap; she just wants to be in her own little niche. She’s the team player, the one who is always ready to lend a hand. Think Meg Ryan in Sleepless in Seattle, Melanie Griffith in Working Girl, Mary Tyler Moore in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Whoopi Goldberg in Sister Act, Fiona in Shrek. The FREE SPIRIT: eternal optimist, she dances to unheard tunes. Playful and fun-loving, she travels through life with a hop, skip and a jump, always stopping to smell the flowers and admire the pretty colors.
I had a conversation with Pat Delaney, one of my friends that is a cheerleader here at MSU, about my view and his view on cheerleading. He stated that “Yes, college cheerleading is a sport so is competitive cheerleading.” The reason I believe that cheerleading is a sport is mainly because of the amount of time and practice cheerleaders have to do to get to where they want to be is the same or maybe even more than what a softball player would. Cheerleaders have to go through vigorous, intense training just to perform a single routine. They