HOO-RAH! HOO-RAH! CHEERLEADING

I watched the beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, on T.V. a few days ago. The game was fun and it is more fun when the Chinese cheerleaders showed up. Wow! I felt they are so sexy and pretty. “Hot cheerleaders blamed for defeat” was the topic I found out on CNNgo and those Chinese girls had an affect on how the beach volley players played. It is not only players but also the audiences and photographers look away from the podiums for some excitement. It is interesting for writing about the cheerleading on blog for this week. Here you are! the history of cheerleading, have fun!

What is a cheerleading? Who is a cheerleader? From Wikipedia : Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, using organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate in competitions. The person involved is called a cheerleader.

The History of Cheerleading was written by Keith Bean: it originates from the United States in the late 1880's. No one is quite sure how they documented that it was the first cheer ever but credit is given to Princeton University in 1884 for coming up with a Princeton cheer and marking there place in cheerleading history.

The evolution of cheerleading to a sport was again developed by The University of Minnesota as the women became known for there athletic ability by including gymnastics in their routines. Then in the 1930's the sport developed into much more of a display of showmanship as the athletes become much more entertaining and fun to watch. The megaphone would become the next big addition to cheerleading history in the early 1900's and the pom pom which was introduced by Lawrence Herkimer really gave cheerleading a symbol to hang its hat on. Today the sport has evolved into a highly athletic and competitive field displaying males and females of incredible talent. Herkimer and University of Minnesota have carved out a unique history of cheerleading.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheerleading

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