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Team Cyrens from SM Sri Kuala Lumpur, Subang Jaya, have suffered a huge setback in their bid to win their third straight trophy at Cheer 2012 after one of their cheerleaders injured a shoulder in training. The set-back was bad enough to force the entire team to withdraw from the National Youth Day Cheerleading Competition […]
Here are some of the teams that will be competing for the Cheer 2012 trophy. We’ll be featuring all the teams in the upcoming weeks:
DANIEL SUBRAMANIAM, FIONA CHAN and MELISSA GAZALI alltherage@thestar.com.my HOARDES of budding photographers lining the sides of the mat, hundreds of curious onlookers checking out the action and judges scrutinising every second of the teams’ routines – the National Youth Day (NYD) Cheerleading Competition had all the right ingredients to give teams a taste of what […]
By KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my IF it wasn’t for his late brother, Kavin Jayaram (better known as Kavin Jay) would have never taken the first step towards becoming the successful comedian he is today. For years, his brother had encouraged him to try out stand-up comedy but it wasn’t until his death several years ago that […]
LAST week was all about Phillip Phillips, the latest “white guy with a guitar” to win American Idol. Following in the footsteps of Kris Allen, David Cook, Lee DeWyze and Scotty McCreery, Phillips plucked the heartstrings of America all the way to winning the season 11 finale, leaving millions of Jessica Sanchez fans broken-hearted. So […]
By NASA MARIA ENTABAN alltherage@thestar.com.my DENVER Leong’s role as a personal shopper is sort of like a shopping buddy’s – he helps you pick out clothes, gives honest opinions on how you look and gives advice on mixing and matching. The difference is, he’s an expert who knows what he’s talking about and will give […]
By TRISTAN TOH alltherage@thestar.com.my It is a great time to be a geek. The blockbuster success of superhero movies coupled with heightened public awareness of Western and Japanese pop culture have resulted in animation, comics and games (ACG) conventions no longer being a niche market. Joining the fray of such events is the Malaysian Games […]
THERE are quite a few things that Cheer is famous for, namely the thrilling cheerleading performances, the bucketloads of drama, and of course, the incredibly loud supporters. But one of the main things that really drew Sugus to become co-sponsors of Cheer 2012 – their third year supporting the competition – is the idea of […]
AT the end of this blogpost I’ll tell you how you can win the goodies but first, you’ll have to read about my personal shopping experience. hehe. Denver has a lovely little room at the back of Topshop Midvalley Megamall, where the personal shopper service is available in Malaysia, and in it – rows of […]
By DANIEL SUBRAMANIAM alltherage@thestar.com.my IT’S crunch time! School holidays are just around the corner, which means no school, no homework and more time to practise. With the Cheer 2012 finals less than a month away, this is the perfect opportunity for teams to fine tune their stunts. Every year, the competition gets more and more […]