
Sometimes, these ladies dancing and frolicking grab more attention than the sport event that they have come to cheer. But, no one is complaining. They only add to the merry Sunshine at the stadium. They are hugely popular in any sports and they have come to be recognized world over. The cheerleaders fill out the arena with passion and they are huge crowd pullers. It would appear that they come and go as they like. But, each movement is well rehearsed and all their activities strictly go on as already planned.
The practice of bringing cheerleaders to the sports venue started only in some schools and colleges. This happened way back in the eighteenth century! Gradually all universities began having their own cheerleaders team. University of Minnesota officially inaugurated a team of cheerleaders as early as 1898. The spectators have a fantastic time when they get to the antics of the cheerleaders. Even though they are not athletes or sports people they have a special audience of their own. First cheerleaders were all boys and later the girls joined the show with them. The cheerleader's accessories like bows and ribbons are available in plenty always.
Opinions vary as to the dress they wear when they come to the sports venue but the characteristic bow on their hair and their ever smiling faces are adored by every one. Cheerleaders are always colorfully attired and their dress usually matches with the color code of the team they have come to cheer. All the time they keep dancing and moving about and it is their hair bow that keeps their hair in control all the time. They show great care in selecting the hair bow as it would have a bearing on heir level of physical activity.
Now, only girls dominate the show but no regrets there, either. They come along with the national football league and national basketball league and every time their team scores these ladies go into raptures. Slowly their importance in maintaining the fun spirit of the game has been recognized and every sport has a team of cheerleaders now.
The cheerleaders wear colorful ribbons which are very special to each team. It gives them their identity.
They take great care in selecting their costumes and carefully avoid the rival team's colors. They see to it that their dress is out of the ordinary and see to it when they dance they are seen by every one. This is their identity and their own way of showing their love for the sports. Each cheerleader wears a special hair bow to look distinct. The idea of cheerleaders is to have maximum comfort and at the same time appear spectacular when they dance.
Gifts rain upon the cheerleaders from the fans and from their parents. All the time they wave to the spectators and maintain the tempo of the sports and fans vie with one another to get their autographs.