Professional Cheerleading

Date: Sat Jul 12 6:44 PM, 2008

RE: Professional Cheerleading

Amac · Veteran Member

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Date: Sat Jul 12 6:55 PM, 2008

If you ever go to any college games you'll notice that cheerleading there is close to what it used to be back when it originated (the games, not the collegiate competitions). Look at the uniforms too, they're more conservative looking than all-star uniforms, and a thousand times more conservative than the hooters uniforms professional cheerleaders wear. The motivation is different in all three cases. The motivation for professional cheerleaders is one thing and one thing only... to attract males to the games. The motivation for all-stars is to compete against other all-star gyms. But the motivation for the college cheerleaders at the games is simple... to get the crowd going to help their team win. It's nice to know we still have that.

Date: Sat Jul 12 10:41 PM, 2008

Anonymous wrote:

If you ever go to any college games you'll notice that cheerleading there is close to what it used to be back when it originated (the games, not the collegiate competitions). Look at the uniforms too, they're more conservative looking than all-star uniforms, and a thousand times more conservative than the hooters uniforms professional cheerleaders wear. The motivation is different in all three cases. The motivation for professional cheerleaders is one thing and one thing only... to attract males to the games. The motivation for all-stars is to compete against other all-star gyms. But the motivation for the college cheerleaders at the games is simple... to get the crowd going to help their team win. It's nice to know we still have that.

I totally agree.

CheerTyme Owner · Senior Member

Anonymous wrote:
The motivation for professional cheerleaders is one thing and one thing only... to attract males to the games.

I have to disagree.....How many men do you know that say "I go to football games for the cheerleaders"

Also why does everyone keep referring to Hooters girls and their uniforms, when really they are more covered up than any professional and even some All Star cheerleaders. I just thought it was funny...

Most professional cheerleaders were all star, college or HS cheerleaders / dancers before they choose to become a professional cheerleader. I think a lot of them choose to become a professional because its the only professional outlet for our sport. While professional cheerleading may not be a competitive sport they work extremly hard. Has anyone ever seen the series about the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders? They work incredibly hard, yes portions of it are more beauty pageant like, but it is still hard work and I feel these professionals need to be respected for what they do.

Date: Sat Jul 12 11:17 PM, 2008

I'm sorry, I'm finding this point of view hilarious. Have you ever been to a professional football game?? While these girls may work very hard, I can assure you that the males in the stands could care less about their dancing skills. They're not using their binoculars to focus on the cheering techniques of these girls. They're not posing for pictures with these girls because they appreciate and respect their athleticism. This is not a direction I would ever want my daughter to go in, and thankfully she's not interested either.

Date: Sun Jul 13 12:10 AM, 2008

Anonymous wrote:

If you ever go to any college games you'll notice that cheerleading there is close to what it used to be back when it originated (the games, not the collegiate competitions). Look at the uniforms too, they're more conservative looking than all-star uniforms, and a thousand times more conservative than the hooters uniforms professional cheerleaders wear. The motivation is different in all three cases. The motivation for professional cheerleaders is one thing and one thing only... to attract males to the games. The motivation for all-stars is to compete against other all-star gyms. But the motivation for the college cheerleaders at the games is simple... to get the crowd going to help their team win. It's nice to know we still have that.

I agree with everything but that statement about the uniforms. I know that all star uniforms have become a lot less conservative, but "professional" uniforms show WAAAAY more skin and have more "sex appeal".

Date: Sun Jul 13 1:04 AM, 2008

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

If you ever go to any college games you'll notice that cheerleading there is close to what it used to be back when it originated (the games, not the collegiate competitions). Look at the uniforms too, they're more conservative looking than all-star uniforms, and a thousand times more conservative than the hooters uniforms professional cheerleaders wear. The motivation is different in all three cases. The motivation for professional cheerleaders is one thing and one thing only... to attract males to the games. The motivation for all-stars is to compete against other all-star gyms. But the motivation for the college cheerleaders at the games is simple... to get the crowd going to help their team win. It's nice to know we still have that.

I agree with everything but that statement about the uniforms. I know that all star uniforms have become a lot less conservative, but "professional" uniforms show WAAAAY more skin and have more "sex appeal".

Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader and a Laker Girl biggrin

Date: Sun Jul 13 1:06 AM, 2008

Can't forget a Raiderette. Do you think she could do running tumbling in his outfit lol ????

Date: Sun Jul 13 1:31 AM, 2008

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

If you ever go to any college games you'll notice that cheerleading there is close to what it used to be back when it originated (the games, not the collegiate competitions). Look at the uniforms too, they're more conservative looking than all-star uniforms, and a thousand times more conservative than the hooters uniforms professional cheerleaders wear. The motivation is different in all three cases. The motivation for professional cheerleaders is one thing and one thing only... to attract males to the games. The motivation for all-stars is to compete against other all-star gyms. But the motivation for the college cheerleaders at the games is simple... to get the crowd going to help their team win. It's nice to know we still have that.

I agree with everything but that statement about the uniforms. I know that all star uniforms have become a lot less conservative, but "professional" uniforms show WAAAAY more skin and have more "sex appeal".

Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader and a Laker Girl

they said college unis show less than all strs and way way way less than professional

Date: Sun Jul 13 4:20 AM, 2008

While these unis are cute (give it up to them, they really are and they look great in them) I wouldn't want my daughter dancing in front of a crowd in them (the Laker uni is not as bad). But of course, these women are just that...women! and make their own decisions. If my daughter decided to pursue this dream (and that's what it is for all of the ladies otherwise they wouldnt go through the grueling try-out process...check out tryouts on cable). I do however, believe that only a small portion of these women have cheer backgrounds. I would think most of them have very strong dance backgrounds. They're very graceful and limber and are required to have certain dance techniques to do well on the team. My hats off to them. I do, however, think we're comparing apples to oranges if we're really trying to compare them to all star. I think we should respect the variety that each presents. I know I wouldn't appreciate it if professional cheerleaders snubbed all stars for any reason. smile

Date: Sun Jul 13 4:21 AM, 2008

Sorry! I lost my train of thought above. I meant to say that if my daughter wanted to pursue this dream I would definitely support her. smile

Date: Sun Jul 13 7:26 AM, 2008

The cheerleaders at the college games I've attended always looked pretty conservative compared to all stars and professional. Kind of old fashioned-type uniforms. I'll watch for it when the games come on in the fall to see if my observation is correct.

Date: Sun Jul 13 7:28 AM, 2008

Anonymous wrote:

Sorry! I lost my train of thought above. I meant to say that if my daughter wanted to pursue this dream I would definitely support her.

If her dream was to pose for playboy and live in Hefner's mansion, would you support that too? Just curious......

Date: Sun Jul 13 7:51 AM, 2008

UofL all girl tryouts.

Date: Sun Jul 13 7:52 AM, 2008

U of L all girl tryouts.

Date: Sun Jul 13 9:17 AM, 2008

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Sorry! I lost my train of thought above. I meant to say that if my daughter wanted to pursue this dream I would definitely support her.

If her dream was to pose for playboy and live in Hefner's mansion, would you support that too? Just curious......

Ok, so let me get this straight...first, we're comparing professional cheerleaders to all star cheer...now, we're comparing Hef's girls to professional cheerleaders...so does that mean that now you want to compare all star cheerleaders to the playboy bunnies too?

I'll leave you alone to ponder on how rediculous and SIMPLE you sound. Let's leave Hef out of this one, mmk? hmm

Date: Sun Jul 13 10:12 AM, 2008

NFL Cheerleaders Enough Said...

Date: Sun Jul 13 10:32 AM, 2008

Anonymous wrote:

NFL Cheerleaders Enough Said...

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Date: Sun Jul 13 1:18 PM, 2008

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Sorry! I lost my train of thought above. I meant to say that if my daughter wanted to pursue this dream I would definitely support her.

If her dream was to pose for playboy and live in Hefner's mansion, would you support that too? Just curious......

Ok, so let me get this straight...first, we're comparing professional cheerleaders to all star cheer...now, we're comparing Hef's girls to professional cheerleaders...so does that mean that now you want to compare all star cheerleaders to the playboy bunnies too?

I'll leave you alone to ponder on how rediculous and SIMPLE you sound. Let's leave Hef out of this one, mmk?

All star cheerleaders don't pose for pictures with intoxicated males, and don't come out with calendars. People come to see them compete. That's what they do, they compete. I think it is you who sounds ignorant and simple.