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UK Cheer

Can we also have referance to the UK cheer page. Or have it almogomated as a subsection of this page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheerleading_in_the_United_Kingdom — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.116.199.187 (talk) 10:59, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

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Making the article better

Hi everyone, I just recently made improvements to this page on cheerleading, and if anyone has any suggestions on how to make the page better, please speak up. If we all work together I'm sure that we can make the page better. Please share your ideas!

I think that we should mention how cheerleading is also in TV shows. For example, in the show Codename: Kids Next Door cheerleaders are shown. I think that should definitly be mentioned. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Firestart237 (talk • contribs) 20:15, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

Some copyediting might be good. I haven't had any real issue with the way it's written, but some sections feel like they've become too cluttered. Trimming things down without losing the content may be in order.

As far as your suggestion about TV shows, there already is a section for cheerleading in pop culture here and a section of fictional cheerleaders and squads on the list of cheerleaders page.Thinkbui (talk) 23:43, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

Princeton Cheer

constant deletions of the obvious antecedents of the University of Minnesota cheer do not make this article beter. Pep clubs, yelling cheers, formed in the late 1870s, the earliest recorded cheer from the stands is from 1882 and these were common at many colleges including Minnesota before 1898. The difference is the megaphone from the field, rather than from the stands. That is a seminal moment and should be highlighted, but it is not when cheerleading was founded. Stop deleting every mention of this! vsevolod4

Yes there were cheers befor Minnesota form it's cheerleading squad, but most organizations view Minnesota's as the first because it was the first sanctioned team. This does not preclude adding Princeton before Minnesota and emphasizing Minnesota less, but if you're going to make such a change, please have a discussion here first rather than just a post.Thinkbui (talk) 22:36, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

I disagree. I think that should vsevolod4 should be bold and if you don’t anybody doesn't like it then you can start a discussion here. --ITasteLikePaint (talk) 00:01, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

The issue I have with it is that major cheerleading organizations recognize Minnesota as cheerleading's birthplace, though to be fair to vsevolod4's perspective and Princeton Cheer, the Princeton information show very strong connections. At this point, I'm looking for clarification for what vsevolod4 is making. In the links I saw, I only saw indications that specific cheers predated Minnesota's team, not the Princeton team itself. Is vsevolod4 making the case that the origin of those cheers should be interpreted as Princeton being much more influential to the creation of cheerleading than this article indicates and than Minnesota has or did Princeton have a sanctioned cheerleading team that has slipped under the radar?Thinkbui (talk) 02:56, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

I took a closer look at the edits and they're actually really good. I do have questions on the amount of emphasis Princeton should receive, but I like the edits enough to reverse my position and bring them back.Thinkbui (talk) 04:00, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Source about the history of cheerleading

Hi! I found a source about the history of cheerleading:

• "The evolution of cheerleading." Houston Chronicle. Tuesday January 31, 2012.

WhisperToMe (talk) 15:06, 1 February 2012 (UTC)