It feels like it was just yesterday –I was waiting outside the red brick middle school building, seated on a bright blue park bench. It had been hours since my middle school tryout had ended and an anxious group of girls hovered outside the glass doors where the results were promised to be posted. Some cartwheeled around and chatted, while others watched nervously from their seats. And like magic, a white sheet of paper had appeared out of nowhere with the results of the tryout. Screams and cheers were soon to follow - announcing the success of the girls in front of me. I made my way through the crowd to see the results for myself. I scanned the list over and over again, expecting to see my name. It wasn’t there.
Read MoreSeverely injured in a car accident a few months ago, All Star cheerleader, Micah, decided to respond to his adversity with ambition and an unwavering sense of hope. At the bottom of a very crowded goal list Micah added - “go to Dallas for Cheer Competition.”
Read MoreAs summer comes to a close and school goes back in session, it brings us to my favorite time of year…Competition Season! Some of the best performances in cheerleading and dance history were performed in the 2011-2012 season. Unforgettable routines were displayed week after week from the East coast to the West coast and many of them were caught in action! Take some time to look back at all of the memorable moments from last season on Varsity TV:
Read MoreThis summer at camp there are plenty of opportunities for cheerleaders to lead by example while making unforgettable memories and learning material that will prepare their squad for the season ahead! Cheerleaders embody a timeless spirit: a spirit of perseverance, optimism, and genuine support for the common good.
Read MoreCalling all cheerleading and dance all star team fans, friends and family! If you can’t make it to the 2012 NCA and NDA All Star Nationals in Dallas, TX, you can still catch some of the action LIVE on Varsity.com for only $9.99 a day!
Read MoreEvery home game for the Panther football team draws sell-out crowds. And it’s amid these extraordinary conditions that the Permian cheerleaders flourish. Their skill level is incredible, and I can’t help but to compare their tumbling to the tumble-weeds you see in the fields out here: quick, lively, never losing momentum. Their pyramids and stunts are impressive, but not as impressive as their ability to excite and engage the crowd. Many of this year’s varsity squad members started their cheerleading careers wearing tiny black and white pleated skirts as they stood at the metal rails and mimicked the moves of the then varsity cheerleaders on the sidelines. They grew up always wanting to cheer for the Panthers and now it’s finally their time. “We love being part of a school and program that has as much tradition as Permian does,” says Amanda Stallcup.
Read MoreLike the tightly woven fabric of a cheerleading skirt, cheerleading is woven into the fabric of American history and culture. Cheerleading traditions run deep and its imagery, well, it’s as American as apple pie.
Read MoreThis past week in Daytona Beach, Florida, over 250 college cheer and dance teams, representing 37 states, competed for the title of National Champion in the NCA/NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship.
Read MoreCheerleading has paved my way in this world by providing a foundation on which many life lessons were learned and creating an outlook that champions perseverance, dedication, and a commitment to the greater good. What I learned from cheerleading…
Read MoreCheerleading, like technology, is evolving. There will ALWAYS be a necessity for traditional cheerleaders, but the last decades, and more specifically, the last several years has seen cheerleading morph into a more competitive phenomenon. Traditional cheerleading is the genesis for today’s new genres of cheer-based performance and sport. They are all different but spring from the same well. Traditional cheerleading gave life to competitive cheer and that competitive drive has created the offspring of all star cheerleading and now STUNT.
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