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By Valerie Ninemire, About.com Guide to Cheerleading since 2000

Forum Post of the Week - Why is There so Much Tumbling in Cheerleading?

Friday December 31, 2004
"I've always wondered why is there so much of an emphasis on tumbling in cheerleading? To be honest with you I think it's point-less. Reason being is that I've cheered both football & competition, and basketball; and football & competition is mainly focused on tumbling. When I was cheering in games a few girls would tumble, and not one person from the crowd would pay attention to the girls. Even at pep-rallys, the same thing happens there too. When people are looking at you at those events it's when you are performing a stunt..." - Cheerdiva06
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