Cheerleading is an activity that uses organized routines made from elements of gymnastics, dance or performance stunting/action to cheer on sports teams at games and matches, or to compete at cheerleading competitions. A cheerleading performer is called a cheerleader. It is most common in North America, but has spread elsewhere. Contents 1 History 2 All Star Cheerleading 3 Cheerleading in Popular Culture 4 USASF World Cheerleading Championships 5 References 6 External links History Cheerleading first started at Princeton University in the 1880s with the crowd chant, as a way to encourage school spirit at football games. A few years later, Princeton graduate Thomas Peebles introduced the idea of organized crowd chanting to the University of Minnesota in 1894, but it was not until 1898 that University of Minnesota student Johnny Campbell stood in front of the crowd, and directed them in a chant, making Campbell the very first cheerleader. Soon after that, the University of Minnesota organized a 'yell leader' squad of 6 male students. Although it is estimated that 97% of today's cheerleading participants are female, cheerleading started out as an all-male activity. Females started to participate in cheerleading in the 1920s, due to limited availability of female collegiate sports. This is also when gymnastics and tumbling were incorporated into the cheers, the University of Minnesota was first to do this. By the 1940s, it was a largely female activity. Cornell University cheerleader on a 1906 postcardCheerleading is most closely associated with American football
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