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‘Bring It On’ Takes Musical Turn, Leaps From Screen to Broadway – Wall Street Journal

One of the show’s leads, a cheerleading captain named Campbell, is suddenly redistricted from a rich, white, sports-oriented high school to an urban, artistic, diverse school that has no cheerleading squad. “I knew going into this that there are people who are …
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‘Glee’ fan, a Yuba City High cheerleader, makes big screen debut – Appeal-Democrat

She was crowned this year’s prom princess and is a longtime member of the cheerleading squad, but still faces bullying and obstacles because of her short stature. Her story of overcoming adversity attracted the attention of Fox Broadcasting Co., …
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‘Waiting for Forever’ on DVD & Blu-ray May 3rd, Puppy Love on the Silver Screen – modOration (blog)

The two form a lovely friendship over the summer but when school begins, Maggie grows interested in joining the cheerleading squad, along with a liking for the popular football jock, Charlie (Charlie Sheen). The further Maggie becomes entangled in teen …
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Mom to Cheer For — Skinny Mom Laura Vikmanis Goes from Computer Screen to … – Benzinga

So, Vikmanis, a former dancer, decided she wanted to try her hand at cheerleading. At the age of 39 – she first tried out for the Ben-Gals squad and made it into the final round, only to get cut. This experience only made her more determined to succeed …
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The life of the NFL’s oldest cheerleader is coming to the big screen. – Yahoo! Sports (blog)


by Smaku

Vikmanis tried out for the Bengals cheerleading squad at the age of 39 after her husband left her for a younger woman. She failed to make the team in her first attempt but trained for a year and made the Ben-Gals in 2009. Since then she’s become a …
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