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Reader Stories: Why Do You Want to Be a Cheerleader?

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What does it mean to you to be a cheerleader? Do you do it for the physical challenge or for the popularity aspect? What life lessons, if any, have you gotten from being a cheerleader? When asked, "Why are you a cheerleader" how do you answer?

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Being a Cheerleader - Amanda

That you have to do a lot of exercise and learn a lot of jumps and yell loud it's not all bout being fat or skinny, it's about you doing all the stuff you have to do to get in cheerleading; that's wh…More

Why I Love Cheerleading - Actress_singer_cheerer

I've learned in cheerleading that it is a sport. You don't just dance around. It's much harder than it looks, if you mess up as a flyer, base, backspotter...you have to run laps or do push ups! Tumbl…More

Being a Cheerleader - Love_2_Cheer

Being a cheerleader is more than the cute, short, preppy skirts(even though their a plus). To me when your a cheerleader you need to be exactly what the name says, a leader. when you are a cheerleade…More

Why I Love Cheering - De'Adria

The lesson I have learn about cheering is that you have to always be full of energy! I have also learn to be very classy because some cheerleaders are very classy. My favorite cheerleading team is th…More

Natural Cheerleader

I've learned that its not whether your team wins or loses but it's your spirit that lets the crowd know they're not the only support. I learned teamwork, discipline, and most of all support skills. I…More

Being a Cheerleader - Cheer Girl

I've learned that, together we work, together we fall, we work as a team or we don't work at all. I've also learned that if you don't work together, you're just a bunch of people dressed alike. Anoth…More

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