I just got done watching the True Hollywood Stories “Cheerleading” episode and yet again the industry is associated with all of the negativity that happens throughout the year, not all the great things cheerleaders are doing around the world. I want to get your perspective … who saw the show and what did you think?
The cheerleaders of the University of Kansas have enabled their team’s blog to upload photos taken from their cellphones. This is a great example of how cheerleaders are early adopters in the realm of technology and specifically mobile technology.
Check out their stunt practice sessions here - KU Photobloggers
There’s a lot happening right now with our team. We decided that the best way to truly and authentically represent the cheerleading lifestyle was to have real cheerleaders be a part of our team. In the past two weeks, we’ve added to new authors to the CheerOutLoud blog here. We asked them questions like, “What do you love about cheerleading? How long have you been cheering? Favorite cheer mix? Age? Location? What other blogs or sites have you written for?” What’s goo to identify is that last question in that, so many cheerleaders are online on Facebook, Myspace, Friendster, Bebo and other social networking websites that we want them to have a unified, unique voice in a community that is geared to them. Being lost in the mix at all the other websites can be annoying, unsafe at times and unproductive when they want to be heard. That’s the thing about CheerOutLoud, we are building a safe, focused community website for you, the cheerleaders of the world.
We want to welcome Courtney B, an 18 year old student from Canada that loves feeling weightless in the air, meeting new people, Britney Spears in her cheer mix and has been cheering for 4 years. We also want to welcome Whitney C, a 20 year old student at Kent State University, who loves the competitive nature of the sport, the satisfaction from perfecting a new skill, stunting and tumbling to loud rock music like System of A Down, ACDC and loves writing. Welcome to the team Courtney and Whitney!
In recent news, Kokomo High School varsity cheerleaders held their Kitty Camp for kindergarten to eighth grade students to help raise money for their cheer camp at Purdue University. Read the article here by Danielle Rush.
The article goes into depth about how cheerleading is truly an industry progressing each year and can be compared with any of the sports out there. “College and high school cheerleaders compete for national championships. They risk terrible injury. They get recruited for college scholarships. And, in some cases, they put in more practice hours than the football team.” The biggest poll seems to always be “Is cheerleading a sport?” Of Course! That’s why we’re here and 20 state high school organizations think so too. There are more than 3 million cheerleaders in the world and most of them participate in other parallel sports like dance and gymnastics. To add to that, a half-million of them attend cheerleading camps each year. The article goes into listing celebrities who were cheerleaders as well like Halle Berry, Katie Couric and our esteemed president George W. Bush. Wish we had some pictures of them! It’s a great article with tons of information, so go check it out and feel free to give us your comments on how you see cheerleading shifting over the next few years.
Before you go, here’s a little tidbit on a list of what it costs to be a cheerleader, even though we all know it’s all about heart and dedication. Hey mom, this list is for you!
Taken from The Star Press:
Purdue University will offer a new camp for high school students with an interest in cheerleading, and will offer an opportunity to explore college and career opportunities in technology fields.
Cheering in the Classroom will be July 21-24 for students in grades 9-12. The camp is directed toward girls with an interest in cheerleading, but is open to all high school students. Campers will participate in a variety of activities and sessions that give them an overview of the various technology-related fields and real-life applications by incorporating the topic of cheerleading into examples.
Purdue cheerleaders and College of Technology students and faculty will teach the sessions. Activities will include programming a 2-foot-tall robot to perform a choreographed dance. Students will mix their own music and will perform the same dance along with the robot.
The cost is $150 a person, and includes all accommodations, meals and activities. Students will stay in Shreve Hall and eat in Purdue dining courts.
To register, go online to www.tech.purdue.edu/. Those who would like to attend the camp but lack the financial means should contact Christi Jacobs, (765) 494-2331, cjacobs@purdue.edu.
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