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As cheerleading became more popular, both in the United States and abroad, it began to be institutionalized through organizations such as the National Cheerleading Association (NCA) and, later, the International Cheerleading Association. Camps, workshops, and competitions at high school and college levels allowed teams to refine and share their skills. The Collegiate Cheerleading Championships were first broadcast nationwide in 1978, bringing greater attention to the sport. This year, the National Spirit Group, of which the NCA is a part, organized the first-ever World Cheerleading Championship in Düsseldorf, Germany, and there is talk of making cheerleading an Olympic sport. In addition to the United States and Germany, competitors came from Chile, Great Britain, Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Spain, Finland, Switzerland, Sweden and Denmark.
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For the first time in seven years, the TCU Cheerleading Squad returns to competition at the National Cheerleading Association/Collegiate Cheerleading Championship. In addition, the TCU Showgirls Dance team will take part in the National Dance Alliance Collegiate Dance Team Championships. The competitions will take place March 31 to April 4 in Daytona, Florida.
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In the 1960's National Football League (NFL) teams began to organize professional cheerleading teams. The Baltimore Colts (now the Indianapolis Colts) was the first NFL team to have an organized cheerleading squad.[10] It was the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders who gained the spotlight with their revealing outfits and sophisticated dance moves, which debuted in the 1972-1973 season, but were first seen widely in Super Bowl X (1976). This caused the image of cheerleaders to permanently change, with many other NFL teams emulating them. Most of the professional teams' cheerleading squads would more accurately be described as dance teams by today's standards; as they rarely, if ever, actively encourage crowd noise or perform modern cheerleading moves.
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The Americas High School Cheerleading team ... participated in National Cheerleading Competition and took third place in the Varsity Non-Building category. Team members are: Ashlie Mena, Clarissa Acosta, Magaly Tarango, Kelsey Rivera, Desiree Grajeda, Pamela Najera, Adriana Chavez, Andrea Moore, Jasmin Duque, Isabel Villalva, Vanessa Gonzalez, Alex DomÃnguez, Desi Lopez, Carlee Barton, Stephanie Dominguez, Lauren Blackwell, Danika Romero, Kimberly Guzman, Sarah Simental, Heather Paz, Janene Rojas, Marisol Vasquez, Michael Morales, Marcelo Manriquez, Tomas Rivera, Matthew Lopez and Jesse Bustamante. They are coached by Aida Mata.
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The L. W. Higgins Cheerleaders recently attended the National Cheerleading Association’s cheer camp at University of Louisiana – Lafayette. While there, the team received many awards including the Herkie Team Award, NCA Spirit Award, S.P.O.T. Award, Spirit Stick, Chant Champion, 4 Superior Ribbons, and a bid to compete at the NCA Senior High School National Championship to be held in Dallas, Texas in December. In addition
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Both the members of the Junior Varsity and Varsity cheerleading squads, as well as the SPX mascot, are selected annually by a panel of judges from the National Cheerleading Association. The cheerleaders attend a summer camp to learn cheers and teamwork. The cheerleaders cheer at all sports events and rouse school spirit and team support through pep rallies. The squads ... attend National Cheerleading Association and Texas Cheerleading Association competitions throughout the year.
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