Cheerleading is a sport that appears as a team, combines dance, slogans and partner stunts, cooperates with music, clothing, team modeling changes and signs (such as colored balls, slogan boards, horns and flags), and abides by the rules of the game about gender, number of people, time limit and safety rules. It's called competitive cheerleading, or cheerleading.
Competitive cheerleading is divided into skill cheerleading and dance cheerleading. Among them, skill cheerleading includes mixed (mixed formation), all-female (all-female group) and partner stunts; There are Pom (flower ball), High kick (high kick), Jazz (jazz) and Prop (props) mascots in the dance cheerleading team.
The origin of cheerleading
The history of cheerleading can be traced back to primitive tribal times. When the soldiers came back from hunting, people cheered and encouraged them. The formal development of cheerleading began at the end of19th century.
The original cheerleading can be traced back to the American university campus in the 1980s in 19. At that time, a team leader stood in front of a large group of people and led them to cheer for their team.
Entering the 20th century: Cheerleading performances began to enrich: megaphones, paper pompoms and other props appeared. Women are playing an increasingly important role in cheerleading, and they have begun to integrate gymnastics and dance movements into shouting.