Watching Netflix’s Cheer is not for the faint of heart. In Greg Whiteley’s six-part documentary series, which built up an enthusiastic fanbase after hitting the streamer in January, the young athletes ...

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When Laila Houston, a 15-year-old high school sophomore in Atlanta, tells her classmates she is a competitive cheerleader, she’s often met with a similar response — mostly from boys, she said. “That’s ...

For decades, the sport has been shaped in large part by one company — and one man. Members of the Valley Elite All Stars in Allentown, Pa., which is sending an elite team to Varsity Spirit events to ...

I had heard stories of cheerleaders and gymnasts experiencing mental blocks but never imagined it would happen to me.

Tumbling is a form of gymnastics involving acrobatic movements. It's also a part of cheerleading. I took a lesson to learn the basics and was surprised by how challenging even a forward roll was. I ...

A cheerleading program has a new place to call home. Celebrity Cheer & Tumbling has moved to a 7,200-square-foot industrial warehouse at 955 Trinity Road in North Codorus Township, York County. The ...

Netflix’s new docuseries “Cheer,” which follows Navarro College’s cheerleading team and its bruising pursuit of yet another national championship, delves into the athletes’ lives and how they’re ...

Cheerleading: It’s a lot more than waving pom-poms.There have always been some misconceptions with the sport of cheerleading – the thought that it involves only pom-poms and cheering on the sidelines ...

Infinity Cheer and Tumbling will open at 1260 Moore Road in Avon. The competitive cheer gym is moving from its previous location in Westlake and will start its 17th season in the new facility. Mark ...