A’Shonte Johnson AHS Officer Essay 4/9/13 The term captain is synonymous with the term leader. By definition‚ a leader is someone who is in an advanced position to take the initiative in order to go forth and show the way. A dance captain should be able to make intelligent and creative decisions quickly and efficiently. Dance teams are all about unity. An exceptional group glides across the floor with all of its dancers moving as one. There are no individual standouts. No weak links. But there
Premium Dance squad Dance English-language films
Five‚ six‚ seven‚ eight…. Music is blaring. Everyone is counting. Each move must be sharp. Each face must be smiling. Every stunt must hit. This is cheerleading. It’s not the same cheerleading you see on the sidelines of a sports game. This is competitive cheer. For 11 years of my life‚ I have done cheerleading. After football season is over‚ cheerleaders have the option to stay for competition season when we compete against other cheerleaders from different parts of the county‚ state‚ and later
Premium Cheerleading Dance Cheering
their thoughts and opinions on cheerleading are‚ they would start off with the stereotypical view of pretty girls who jump around and yell for a sport‚ in which they have no idea what is going on. But‚ cheerleading is so much more to me‚ as a cheerleader a word like leadership takes on a whole new meaning. On the sidelines‚ in the classroom and in the community‚ cheerleading has given me experience with problem solving and taught me how to become a leader. Cheerleading has brought me a family‚ an escape
Premium Cheerleading Cheering High school
Cheer Captain. I’ve always had great leadership skills and I have a great passion for cheer. Cheer is “my thing” and it always has been. As soon as I found out that I made the WSHS Cheer team I was ecstatic! “MOM! Look!! I MADE THE TEAM!!!!” I had waited my whole cheer career just for this moment. Throughout the years of being a WSHS Cheerleader‚ my love for the team grew more and more each year. My junior year of high school I tried out for what I thought I had always wanted‚ Cheer Captain. I worked
Premium Cheerleading English-language films High school
February 23‚ 2012 The sport of cheerleading There has been an ongoing controversy for years on end about cheerleading being a sport due to Title IX laws and statements. It is now classified as a sport‚ but some people still argue about it being a sport. What most people do not know about cheerleading is that today‚ cheerleading involves skills which require the strength of football‚ the grace of dance‚ and the agility of gymnastics (AACCA 1). Competitive cheerleading hit the scene in the late 1970s
Premium Cheerleading Female Sex
Is cheerleading a sport? Yes‚ cheerleading is a sport. Many people argue that it should not be considered a sport. Cheerleading involves physical activity‚ competing against other cheer teams‚ and time and work just like any other sport. Cheer leaders put a lot of effort in there routines and practices as do football players when they have a game. My point is‚ cheerleading should be considered a sport. The first point I would like to raise Is‚ how is cheerleading different from any other sport
Premium Cheerleading Cheering Dance
Christian Petersen/Getty Images ABC News’ Anna Wild reports: An Oklahoma City Thunder cheerleader has some strong words for the female blogger who criticized her figure and posted a poll asking whether she was “too chunky” to cheer. “Shame on you. I mean you are a woman … you know exactly what we all go through on a daily basis just being a woman‚” Kelsey Williams said. “Shame on you.” Speaking to ABC News’ Bianna Golodryga on “Good Morning America‚” today Williams‚ an Oklahoma City native
Premium National Basketball Association Chicago Bulls Oklahoma
to know how to get the crowd going? Cheerleaders do it everyday; it only takes 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Cheerleading began over 100 years ago. “Basically the guy is the frame. The girl’s a piece of art‚” says Justin Carrier‚ a former cheerleader (Valliant 13). Cheerleading has evolved from an all male activity to mostly female and some co-ed squads. In order to fully understand cheerleading one needs to know the history‚ proper techniques‚ and benefits of being a cheerleader. Competitiveness
Premium Cheerleading Dance Cheering
that cheerleading isn’t a sport because all you do is be on the sideline or you’re just supporting and not competing for anything‚ cheerleading actually comes with a lot. A lot as in hard work‚ having to pay fees plus the games and activities you are expected to attend just like any other sport. It is true that you’re not competing for anything and you’re just on the sideline being a cheerleader‚ but all the after school practices and conditioning that you have to do to make the cheerleading team
Premium High school Cheerleading Cheering
with them‚ whether or not cheerleading is actually a sport. It could be a cocky football player in one of their classes‚ a teacher that talks down about cheerleading‚ or just a friend that wants them involved in something more “athletic.” When in all reality‚ cheerleading requires just as much effort as any other sport. Varsity.com states that there isn’t an actual definition of a sport‚ but there are many qualifications required to be considered a ‘sport.’ And cheerleading easily qualifies. To be
Premium Cheerleading Dance Cheering