Hair Styles and Make Up

Date: Thu Aug 11 12:14 PM, 2005

Hair Styles and Make Up

Date: Thu Aug 11 12:31 PM, 2005

In cheer, competitions are different from gymnastics, and so are the styles. I think that in cheer, you should wear stuff that makes you stand out, so that even the people in the way back of the stands can see our beautiful faces! Sometimes it is a little overkill, but I personally think that you should have your hair and makeup done in cheer, and sure, gymnastics may seem kind of similar to cheer, but the styles are completley different. But that is just my opinion!

All-star

Date: Thu Aug 11 3:08 PM, 2005

Here is another question.

Do judges care about hair and make up? Would it fall under 'presentation' on a score sheet?

-Bryan
Motions Coed

Date: Thu Aug 11 4:44 PM, 2005

i do believe that hair and make up fall under "presentation"

Date: Thu Aug 11 8:50 PM, 2005

Hair down poses a huge distraction. All you see is swinging hair everywhere when it is long. So ponies would be my choice. As for the makeup, you must have "stage" makeup in order to be uniform. I know it looks really bad close up, but even in the pics, it looks like everyone is the same and not as drastic. Looking uniform is the key here. Just like your dance moves, you want everyone the same. Just an opinion here also.

Date: Thu Aug 11 10:01 PM, 2005

Actually if you know how to do your hair, make up and ribbon then it should not look you got dressed in the dark LOL. Some gyms give lessons, but it should really be mandatory. Hair pulled off your face with some type of style to it will always look sharpest. It just looks clean cut. Also uniform hair styles are great too!

Date: Fri Aug 12 1:15 PM, 2005

For a young man the hair situation is easy, for a young girl it is not. Imagine being in the middle of a jump and you have to pull the hair from your mouth, or brush it out of your face while tumbling, or tossing your face from side to side what facial expressions will the judges see, which i understand is a big part of cheerleading..facial expressions. Imagine tossing a flyer, those split seconds are precious, and hair can be a big distraction at that moment if you have to toss and catch a flyer, there would be absolutely no time to brush it aside.

A pony tail keeps the hair out of the way, not to mention, which many men do not realize, hair is "heavy". the longer the heavier, and when it is loose and not tied it can become a formidable distraction.

So keep the pony tails up, so all the pretty faces can shine, and knock the audiences into applause........ :o)

Date: Sat Aug 13 1:08 PM, 2005

although i see what cheer dad is saying, i actually enjoy teams more when hair is half-up/half-down or something creative. All this work goes into our makeup and i feel like im not completing the look by simply tieing my hair back in a pony tail. not that long hair isnt an issue...but i think if girls are trained how to tumble and stunt and everything with half the hair down and not mess with it than it doesnt look sloppy and really finishes the "look"

Date: Sat Aug 13 3:16 PM, 2005

But if we look at the tumbling going on the gymnastic floor ( and that tumbling is RARELY seen on the cheer floor) one will notice NO HAIR DOWN. There's a reason. I once saw a cheer team with the hair up//down look and the girl with the hair to her butt looked like she was ALL hair and no cheerleader. Now dont' get me wrong. Hair half up and half down is actually my favorite hair do but it's just not practical and very distracting.....

Date: Sat Aug 13 10:45 PM, 2005

This is a good topic...I see both sides.

Up is clean. At the same time I love the look of the half up half down....obviously or the girls would of worn there hair up at summer jam. We actually practice with it half up/half down so they can get used to it.

Last year we did not practice with it and then decided to style that way for Spirit Sport in San Diego.....not a good choice as the top girls felt funny about the hair on the shoulders they were pushing off of and it anyone saw our performance in San Diego you know what I am talking about....now they are used to it.

By the way, we had a great time at Summer Jam, thanks for being so supportive. We will be seeing everyone at AB in Sac!

Date: Sun Aug 14 11:31 AM, 2005

Hey does everyone know when their 1st competition is, so they can showcase their new make up and uniforms off!

Date: Sun Aug 14 1:52 PM, 2005

Last year when I was on Illusions, we had fun with our hair. Sometimes it was crazy (side pony tails..that was a wierd one).

For San Diego we wore our hair half up half down. It was bothering me in the warm up room cause we were all hot and sweaty and our hair was sticking to us (but oh well). Once we got out on the floor i completely forgot about my hair and when i watched the video, it looked really good in the dance. It just adds affect and i think it looks good.

Date: Mon Aug 15 10:29 PM, 2005

There is a saying, "all that glitters isn't gold, all that's gold doesn't shine." I think sometimes the more makeup and glitter, the more it distracts from true athletic skills. I understand standing out, but on the other hand, it should not be needed -- awesome flying and tumbling will stand out everytime! Cheerleading has come such a long way from the days when it was all about looking good for the crowd; personally I'd like to see the judges care less about the glitter and more about the shine, if you know what I mean. Just my 2 cents.

Date: Tue Aug 16 10:02 PM, 2005

Hair and make up

Date: Tue Aug 16 10:05 PM, 2005

RE: Hair Styles and Make Up

Date: Tue Aug 16 11:09 PM, 2005

Let's agree to disagree on that one.

I say we are out there to compete based on our athletic ability, and not how we look. There are folks out there who still don't take cheerleading seriously as a sport, and the makeup and glitter does not help convince the non-believers. I think of that everytime I see the heavy eyeshadow and bright red lipstick. Don't like it, never will. I know I'm in the minority here, but there are a few of us out there who dislike that part of it all. Now I'm curious though, I wonder if ice skaters or gymnasts in the olympics get points for costume and makeup. I'll have to check on that.

Date: Wed Aug 17 8:13 AM, 2005

Yes it does make u feel more excited. As soon as the girls put all their accessories on it just adds the finishing touches to your performance. Yes you are judged on the athletic part, but even gymnasts curl their hair and put on glitter. Gymnastics was just on this weekend and I noticed many girls with glitter on. I don't think it takes aways from anything , but just enhances it. OMG just even thinking about not wearing glitter or using stage make up makes me cringe LOL...

Date: Wed Aug 17 11:59 AM, 2005

My daughter competed as a figure skater for 8 years as solo and as a synchronized skater. A part of their score is for the costume and presentation and how well it matches w/ the music and what you are trying to present .

Date: Wed Aug 17 12:46 PM, 2005

Interested lurker, thanks for the information. Yes, I can understand costume, I shouldn't have included that in my post. It's the heavy duty makeup (especially as I mentioned, the heavy eyeshadow and lipstick) that most likely has nothing to do with presentation or scoring. Performing arts, okay, but sports competitions, it just doesn't fit in my mind. Also, the guys don't wear makeup, why should the gals? As I mentioned, I know I'm in the minority on this one -- hopefully it makes for an interesting discussion anyway.

Date: Wed Aug 17 4:06 PM, 2005

True, but just like the stage and performing on the stage, since you (audience) are quite far away from the performance, the makeup needs to be much heavier than nomal. Ice skaters and gymnasts wear the makeup but their judges are closer. (Sometimes in gymnastics not so, but for the most part they are) I don't like the heavy makeup myself UP CLOSE but when they are on the mat, you can see why they do it. So yes, up close, it's pretty gross. Almost hooker-ish.... but far away, well, you just can't see it. It does fall under the category of presentation. The judges are looking for uniformity out there. Uniforms and makeup just add to that. But up close? Oh I have to agree on how yukky it looks. That's why we are in the bathroom as SOON as we can to get it off. And that's not the mom talking. My daughter wants it off! But it's definately necessary for the overall presentation.