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Author: Doris Valliant
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781590845349
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIs Cheerleading a sport? The debate rages. One thing is for certain: the first sideline yell has evolved into a complex mix of cheers, dance, and athletics that can require the gymnastic skills of a Mary Lou Retton and the dancing moves of a Broadway show girl. This book explores this evolution.
Author: Mary Ellen Hanson
Publisher: Popular Press
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9780879726805
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHanson (American studies, U. of New Mexico) offers an broad overview of cheerleading and its place in American culture, looking at the cheerleader as a symbol invested with both negative and positive values. She touches on issues such as the social context of the institutionalization and adult control of cheerleading; the changing patterns of age, class, and gender of participants; and the development of cheerleading in professional sports in the 1960s. Paper edition (unseen), $14.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Craig Peters
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781590845325
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt isn't just about cheering for the quarterback to make that touchdown pass anymore, or hoping that the basketball team's defense holds out through the forth quarter. Cheerleading is growing up.
Author: Elissa Stein
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2004-07-22
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9780811841276
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPositively packed with all things cheer-related, this is a peppy tribute to the glory and pageantry of cheerleading. 100 vintage color images.
Author: Natalie Guice Adams
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 2015-09-15
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 1250098246
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEntertainers or athletes? Leaders or losers? Cheerleaders, numbering 3.8 million in the United States alone, are part of everyone's school memories. Looking beyond the poms and megaphones, Cheerleader! An American Icon explores how the sport reflects our shifting beliefs about athletics, entertainment, gender, and national identity. Natalie Guice Adams and Pamela J. Bettis trace cheerleading's history, from its inception 135 years ago as a male leadership activity, through the sassy era epitomized by the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, to its current incarnation as a physically demanding sport. Integrating history, pop culture, and interviews with participants of all ages and even those in the business, Adams and Bettis simultaneously celebrate cheering and provide critical analysis as well. Cheerleader!: An American Icon is a poignant, hilarious, powerful, and revealing look at a perennially popular activity.
Author: Lisa Mullarkey
Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2010-09-01
Total Pages: 54
ISBN-13: 9780766035362
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Readers will learn about the history of cheerleading, spirit, spirit sticks, bags, stretching and gear, hand, arm, and leg motions, jumps, chants, and cheers"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Lisa Mullarkey
Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2010-09-01
Total Pages: 54
ISBN-13: 9780766035386
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Readers will learn about the power of positive attitudes, pep rallies, and spirit"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Sara Green
Publisher: Bellwether Media
Published: 2011-08-01
Total Pages: 26
ISBN-13: 1600146465
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Engaging images accompany information about cheerleading basics. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
Author: Jen Jones
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2010-12
Total Pages: 14
ISBN-13: 1429652748
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Simple text and photographs describe the origins of cheerleading and what today's cheerleaders do"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Randy Neil
Publisher: Touchstone
Published: 1986-06-27
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780671612108
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom Simon & Schuster, The Official Cheerleader's Handbook is Rand Neil and Elaine Hart's look at the 1986 information and instruction on all things cheerleading. With a detailed history of cheerleading and the role of cheerleaders in school life, and a discussion of the basic principles for understanding sports, The Official Cheerleader's Handbook is a book worth shouting about.
