Gridlock in Paradise
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- Posted: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:07:40 +0000
It's an alternative sport...
Any "Real" sport requires use of a ball or object which is used to score points if you get it in a certain area of the playing field/court.
Alternative sports require the use of human judgement to gain points for aesthetic appeal/complexity/difficulty, such as skiing aerials, gymnastics, cheerleading, synchronized swimming, dance, etc.
It is 100000% a sport, but it's a different kind of sport. Much more difficult and complex than a sport that simply requires you to put a ball in a basket. They require you to think hard about what you're doing, making sure your arms are perfectly straight, that you're jumping at the right times. Timing with other stunt groups is key, making sure you're in the right place at the right time on the mat and that you're sticking the exact stunt you need to be to make that sequence look good. We are cheerleaders, so we need to look like we're having a good time! Ridiculous facials and a crazy hyphy attitude are a must for everyone on the mat. One girl looks sloppy and bored, the whole routine loses points. Nobody would even watch us if we didn't look like we were loving what we were doing, which we do! Also, there are regulations on the uniforms we wear. No cleavage, we wear shorts underneath our skirts, no spaghetti straps. We're not trying to be skanky, we are wearing traditional outfits that are very easy to move around in. Some teams have even started wearing t-shirts and shorts. We're trying to pull away from the typical "rah-rah-rah" blonde ditzy cheerleader stereotype, and move into a more professional, competitive sport-like image because we all love what we do, and nobody is going to tell us that all we do is "dance like 3 year olds with cleavage". I find it very rude for anybody to talk s**t like that when they know nothing about what they're talking about.
Any "Real" sport requires use of a ball or object which is used to score points if you get it in a certain area of the playing field/court.
Alternative sports require the use of human judgement to gain points for aesthetic appeal/complexity/difficulty, such as skiing aerials, gymnastics, cheerleading, synchronized swimming, dance, etc.
It is 100000% a sport, but it's a different kind of sport. Much more difficult and complex than a sport that simply requires you to put a ball in a basket. They require you to think hard about what you're doing, making sure your arms are perfectly straight, that you're jumping at the right times. Timing with other stunt groups is key, making sure you're in the right place at the right time on the mat and that you're sticking the exact stunt you need to be to make that sequence look good. We are cheerleaders, so we need to look like we're having a good time! Ridiculous facials and a crazy hyphy attitude are a must for everyone on the mat. One girl looks sloppy and bored, the whole routine loses points. Nobody would even watch us if we didn't look like we were loving what we were doing, which we do! Also, there are regulations on the uniforms we wear. No cleavage, we wear shorts underneath our skirts, no spaghetti straps. We're not trying to be skanky, we are wearing traditional outfits that are very easy to move around in. Some teams have even started wearing t-shirts and shorts. We're trying to pull away from the typical "rah-rah-rah" blonde ditzy cheerleader stereotype, and move into a more professional, competitive sport-like image because we all love what we do, and nobody is going to tell us that all we do is "dance like 3 year olds with cleavage". I find it very rude for anybody to talk s**t like that when they know nothing about what they're talking about.
