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IT’S week four of our cheerleading video tutorial series, and we’ve got a pretty advanced stunt this time around. Single-base stunts are some of the most difficult in cheerleading – with only one base supporting one flyer – but the cheerleaders in our video make light work of it. In this week’s episode, they do [...]

By CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my FROM 15 teams in 2000 to 36 teams in 2012, Cheer, Malaysia’s premier inter-school cheerleading competition, has sure come a long way. Things are only going to get better at Cheer 2013 – organised by R.AGE and presented by MARIGOLD HL Low Fat Milk – where we will be introducing a [...]

Learn to Cheer!

Posted: 17th May 2013 by R.AGE in cheer
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We’re into the third episode of our Learn To Cheer video series, and this week coach Tan Yee Ming of Cheer Aspirations will be showing us how a 360 mount with a forward peel dismount is done. And trust us, these photos here don’t do the stunt any justice. To get a feel of how [...]

Cheerleading dreams

Posted: 17th May 2013 by R.AGE in cheer, Stories
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  By TAN YEE MING alltherage@thestar.com.my I LOVE cheerleading and I love coaching. My dream is to one day lead a world championship-winning team. This year, I made a small step towards realising that dream by coaching Team Malaysia at the International Cheer Union (ICU) World Cheerleading Championships 2013 held on April 25 and 26 [...]

Learn to Cheer!

Posted: 10th May 2013 by R.AGE in cheer
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IT’S week two of our Learn to Cheer series! This week, coach Tan Yee Ming from Cheer Aspirations will be introducing a slightly simpler move. But don’t be fooled by how easy it looks on the photos – it’s still considered an intermediate stunt. Watch a video of how the Kick Twist Basket Toss is [...]

By KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my TEAM Malaysia, the country’s national cheerleading team, made the nation proud by placing ninth at the recent International Cheer Union (ICU) 2013 World Cheerleading Championships. This was the first year Team Malaysia have participated in the prestigious competition held in Florida, US, competing against 17 other teams. It so happens that [...]

Find out how cheerleaders execute their amazing stunts with this new series. IF YOU have been to a Cheer final, you’ll know how incredible cheerleading stunts can be. They have all kinds of flips, tosses, summersaults and other stuff that’s so crazy we don’t even know how to describe it. That’s where professional cheerleading coach [...]

It’s fun time

Posted: 3rd May 2013 by R.AGE in cheer
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By KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my THIS is the fourth year Sugus is back to sponsor Cheer, the nation’s premier inter-school cheerleading competition, and they don’t intend to stop any time soon. The Wrigley Company managing director Ku Kim Huat said that the exciting and energetic event goes hand in hand with the company’s motto – to [...]

Cheerleading in fashion

Posted: 26th April 2013 by R.AGE in cheer, Stories
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By KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my TRENDS in fashion come and go all the time, but not so when it comes to cheerleading! Cheerleading fashion might have evolved since the sport was born in the 1880s – when the outfits were mostly long wool skirts and sweaters – but apart from that, it has always been about [...]

Confidence for all

Posted: 5th April 2013 by R.AGE in cheer, Stories
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By CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my MAKE-UP helps cheerleaders look good and feel confident during performances, and that’s one of the reasons why Silkygirl is pledging its support as the main sponsor for Cheer 2013. “Cheer is an event that we like a lot. We love the cheering kids who are full of energy and the event [...]