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NEWS ABOUT: cheerleaders

cheerleaders stories: 5 news summaries

 Daredevil 
 Stunts 
 Crippling 
 Cheerleaders 

Serious injuries skyrocket as performers take to the air

Oct 13, 09 4:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - American high school and college cheerleaders are losing teeth, breaking backs and becoming paralyzed in increasingly dangerous stunts that agonized parents and experts say should be stopped. "I didn't know that they were throwing her up in the air.  Why would the school allow that?" asked one stunned... More »

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high school • health • college • accident • paralysis • cheerleading • male cheerleaders • cheerleaders

glossies

 Critics Boo as Schools 
 Nix Athletic Cheerleading 

UConn accused of sexism for cutting gymnastic routines

Sep 5, 09 7:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ditch all those nasty gymnastics routines, girls, and look cute again! That's what some observers heard when the University of Connecticut ended gymnastic and tumbling skills in its cheerleaders' routines last week, Sarah Ball writes in Newsweek. "Even if school officials weren't solely motivated by wanting to see less... More »

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sexism • college • athletics • cheerleading • cheerleaders • University of Connecticut

MOVIE REVIEW

 Fired Up Delivers 
 Lukewarm Laughs 

Reheated teen sex comedy gives critics little to cheer about

Feb 20, 09 9:53 AM CST
(Newser) - The raunchy teen comedy Fired Up delivers a few chuckles but isn't anything to cheer about, say critics. Thirtyish actors Nicholas D'Agosto and Eric Christian Olsen play a pair of high school football jocks who go to cheerleading camp to meet babes, but the duo's comic energy is "weighed... More »

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comedy • movie review • movies • cheerleaders • Fired Up

 Twirlers Benched 
 Over Sapphic Tune 

Perry's 'I Kissed a
Girl' at heart of Texas high school flap

Oct 3, 08 7:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - A trio of Texas high schoolers have had their baton-twirling privileges suspended after performing a routine to Katy Perry’s hit “I Kissed a Girl,” ABC News reports. The school says it is simply disciplining the girls for disobeying their coach, who told them to “choose a... More »

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high school • Texas • suspension • cheerleaders • Katy Perry

OLYMPICS

Hostesses Wow after Grueling Preparation

Stand-and-smile boot camp preceded duty at medal ceremonies

Aug 18, 08 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The hostesses helping to hand out medals at the Beijing Olympics are earning high praise for their glamor and grace. But while they make their jobs look simple, a whopping amount of training and a meticulous selection process brought the women to the world stage. Candidates were chosen using precise... More »

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China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • hostesses • cheerleaders

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