Maybe there’s just a disconnect between pro-cheer and non-pro cheer.
(Not that there is necessarily anything wrong with it…Just like I’m not so sure this is the direction I necessarily would want my daughter to go…But that’s just me…)[/quote]
FLU: And your point is? They all looked very professional. Not a bimbo in the bunch. I’m sure they’re all products of competitive cheer camps.
The disconnect is this: Yes, there are competitive cheer programs and they demand tremendous athleticism and drive. However, the vast majority of cheer programs are just that: Cheer programs, and they’re just like the ones we remember from high school.
I was at my daughter’s horse show this weekend and saw competitive riders from about six years of age, all the way to 60 years of age. The dedication to the sport was amazing and some of these women have been riding since the 1950s. To me, this is a sport that embodies both grace and competition and demands far more than jumping around with pom-poms.
