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Cheerleading first appeared in the United States in the late 1880s.For the next 32 years,cheerleaders were men only.Nowadays,cheerleaders,both male and female,jump and dance in front of the crowd and shout the name of the team,running and yelling,“Go,Team,go!”
Cheerleading is not just about cheering.They practise special shouts and athletic shows.The men throw the women high in the air and catch them.The team members climb on each other’s shoulders to make a human pyramid.They yell and dance,too.It is like human fireworks.Of course,they may often suffer serious knee and wrist injuries and bloody noses.
Cheerleaders have their own contests every year at the local,state,and national level.And the crowd shouts for them.It is not fair to think cheerleading is just being cheerful and lively and having a loud voice.Cheerleading is a sport in itself.
请以They put on athletic shows