I am from Texas and a millennial. I have watched small schools and big schools increase over the years in the number of so called cheerleaders that they have. I have seen the skirts pleat and go to that awful a line. The poms go from big as your upper body to so small you can not see them. What is the point in having a pom pom as a prop? I have come up with my ideal number on a traditional sideline squad. I do not think any squad should be bigger than 16 and I think that should be at the college level only. I think high school it should be no more than 12. Traditional sideline squad or competition. I think too many cheerleaders on a floor looks tacky. Too much to keep in unison. And I think being a cheerleader is not special anymore because they have pointless tryouts with pointless judges who let everyone on the squad. You have 23 high schoolers tryout for a varsity squad and 20 make it. There are not 20 good cheerleaders. I personally am not impressed by many squads I see today. My high school had way better cheerleaders when I was there. They do not anymore. I, too, was on a squad that getting too big. This trajectory has been happening for decades now. I wish they would bring back pep squads for the stands and only have at most 12 cheerleaders on the sidelines at the high school level. Anyone can be on the pep squad. Jeans, tees, megaphones, poms, etc. And they do the cheers, chants, yell the fight song lyrics, etc. at the cheerleaders direction all from the stands. When cheerleading became hyper fixated on the acrobatics, that became the downfall of it in my view. I loved doing stunts but it is called CHEER LEADING. Just because you can do a standing back tuck does not mean you know how to yell or woo a crowd into doing a cheer along with you and your squad. I could do both. You are welcome. 😂 Some of the best cheerleaders I have ever seen could do no gymnastics but could woo a crowd with electric jumps and amazing voice inflection and motions. Also jumping has fallen out of fashion at least with Texas squads at their high school games. We still did jumps when I cheerleader in high school and college after every cheer and chant. Good times. Hashtag not all. I know that. But the “cheerleading” I am seeing for many years now. Is not up to par. If you want to know why so many injuries in “cheerleading” you should probably look at that squad that has 20-25 bodies and only 10-12 of them are strong enough to lift a body. The others could not lift a small pom. Out of shape and no talent. Get it together. These tongue in cheek fun routines of the 80s. Very cool. Louisville always has so much talent, but you should have to work for that spot. The days of everyone can be a cheerleader are stale to me. Small squads, bigger poms, drop the a line skirts….I am glad I am a man and did not have to wear one….jump again….yell again and please CHEER again. Go Cardinals! P.S. James Speed choreographed one of my routines in high school. Good times. 📣 I think someone said he was in this video. I will have to shut up and check it out.
@Pboros-mz3rc2 ай бұрын
Is this Arlington heights illnois?
@clements371677 ай бұрын
@lisapatton5838, I am searching!
@dillonsullivan50637 ай бұрын
Fabulous!!!
@dillonsullivan50637 ай бұрын
What a team! This is great!!!
@kuyanico67427 ай бұрын
Go ladies
@dillonsullivan50637 ай бұрын
Spectacular!!! This is so much more fun than the routines today!
@hujobaine8 ай бұрын
Greenup County was the squad to watch in the 80s.
@baileysullivan738 ай бұрын
Did they win this year?
@MessyOCD8 ай бұрын
I'm just commenting to add that this school is the National Champs again, for I think the 17th year. I'm a local girl with family still there. This team lives and breathes practice, practice, practice. And it shows.
@dennismartinez-s9c9 ай бұрын
Cheerleading back then was way more entertaining. As of today it's very boring watching the same thing over and over .
@Cheerlife4ever11 ай бұрын
The upsidown baskets without back spots crazy man
@MrPunchthru2dub Жыл бұрын
Mmmmmmhmmmmmm
@kimberlybiss Жыл бұрын
In this video, I love seeing a lot of my gymnastics coaches and cheerleading coaches that got me tumbling since I was a little tyke into my adulthood years. What's especially great was seeing my older sister who's about 14 years older than me in this competition with my long-term coach Sam (Lori) Moss. I didn't get to have the pleasure of growing up and knowing my sister at all, but having Sam as my long-term gymnastics coach with the rest of her family & entourage all telling me stories about my sister (Carole) that I never would have known if it wasn't for them. So thank you and God bless you all for helping me with my life in all aspects! 🫶🏼💞🥰
@candyc.3163 Жыл бұрын
Loved this!
@tysonthomas70942 жыл бұрын
Here's another classic from 1992 kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6LadaSwqZmCfqc
@dianariverjackson51232 жыл бұрын
God I love youtube
@lisapatton58382 жыл бұрын
This is the cheerleading squad I was on a month later. Any chance you have the UCA National Cheerleading Competition for 1984 and 1985 for Clarksville High School? I love this video of all my friends from 1983!
@howardcohen48452 жыл бұрын
Cool 😎
@howardcohen48452 жыл бұрын
Cool 😎
@howardcohen48452 жыл бұрын
That was cool 😎
@angelahobby7722 жыл бұрын
The Wobble dance
@joselysylva94552 жыл бұрын
O uniforme é maravilhoso verde e amarelo Em algum lugar eu vou pedir pros anjos cantarem pra mim
@beckyday89073 жыл бұрын
I dove ! And loved it! Why is it illegal now? Just sayin. 🤷♀️I trusted my team!
@susanp.sutherland24533 жыл бұрын
No sound ? 😢
@johnvmi273 жыл бұрын
Dave Marquez is such an amazing choreographer.
@calbear131310 ай бұрын
Youre too kind. It was an amsing group to work with. I was fortunate to work with them!
@johnvmi2710 ай бұрын
@@calbear1313 I remember way back in the day when you came up to Boston every summer for Danvers, Somerville and Winnacunet. Those were the days and you will never coaches more dedicated to their team than Barbara and Jack Donaldson. Not too sure if you know but Jack passed away 4 years ago.
@johnvmi273 жыл бұрын
I used to coach a HS team in Massachusetts years ago and Dave Marquez would choreograph our routine. This looks like a Marquez routine.
@calbear13132 жыл бұрын
Dave here This is a Rey Lozano routine. We were friends but did compete teams against one another. Mater Dei was my school. There are a few of their winning routines. Grapevine high school as well. Well done los al. Miss coed high school teams.
@johnvmi272 жыл бұрын
@@calbear1313 I still remember your we won we won key chains. Danvers HS in Danvers Ma.
@vanessalomak17054 жыл бұрын
proud to see my mother ! still dances to this day :)
@internetsurvivor4 жыл бұрын
haha i remember this
@tweetspie4 жыл бұрын
That running pyramid is hilarious and fantastic
@lildlo4 жыл бұрын
80's cheer was a total production...very creative stunts and wall builds.
@Ava-zc2eb4 жыл бұрын
Round off flip flop💀💀
@robertbouldin79785 жыл бұрын
wow 1983
@scottcooper45355 жыл бұрын
My GOSH!!!!! I am still Enjoying everytime one of these videos pops up!!!! I still enjoy them, wish I had them all!!!!! I do have Many from 1984 and up!!!!!!
@alfredenisz47755 жыл бұрын
Alan, you make such a great liar. He is able to use his money and power to cover up his sins.
@KingOG5 жыл бұрын
Wow this is better than now in my opinion
@britineychiado26495 жыл бұрын
now its just girls who act preppy and date the football guys XD
@kikipalmer56 жыл бұрын
@ADofTexas Looking for more videos of the 1984 Nationals... Particularly of Hazard Bulldogs!
@alexisreyes41796 жыл бұрын
Wow they were amazing back in the days. I'm surprised that these stunts they did are illegal now
@laurentraxel97106 жыл бұрын
Omg my cheer coach is in that😂😂😂I’m freaking dead she is so good
@MARHVINXII5 жыл бұрын
Who is she ?
@MessyOCD8 ай бұрын
Candy Berry?
@xxwolfiexxxxloverxx79436 жыл бұрын
Cool
@user139766 жыл бұрын
Nice
@MたいしS6 жыл бұрын
“Perhaps a little more dance formation rather then dance partners” ... there’s like 10 people on the squad lol. They did amazing for just 10 people.
@taliyahjenkins19076 жыл бұрын
And my stunt group can’t even hit an extension. Welp
@BulkBogan6 жыл бұрын
wow my mom is in this video! im going here tommorow!
6 жыл бұрын
three words, three fucking words- white people dancing. omgggg