TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Dynamic Xplosion Cheer in Tallahassee provides a great activity for girls but also helps prioritize mental health. The gym owner, Keyunna Thomas said she wants the gym to be ...

Dr. Amy Xu got hooked on cheerleading in the fifth grade. As she pursued the sport in high school and college, she witnessed how the routines started demanding increasingly complex acrobatic feats — ...

It's a shout many sports fans easily would associate with cheerleaders. But they might not think of the hours of practice, risk of injury, lack of recognition and potential mental health impacts that ...

In the gymnasium of Hickman High School, counts on the odd number can be heard echoing outside the room as the brand new STUNT team practices one of its six new routines for the upcoming season. Last ...

But it’s the air stunts added in recent decades that have made cheerleading more hazardous. An extreme case in August put a spotlight on the issue. A 14-year-old Massachusetts girl died after a ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - It’s safe to say -- Friday night lights in Mobile County -- would not be the same without cheerleaders! “Cheerleading is a sport -- whether it’s recognized or not -- these girls ...

Gathered on the blue springboard at the World Cup Phoenix cheerleading gym in Easton, Pennsylvania, six girls with special needs are preparing for their competition. Gathered on the blue springboard ...

Fleetwood High School cheerleader Samantha Colelli, 17, a senior at Fleetwood, does a basket during halftime at a game in 2017. As cheerleading has become more ambitious over the last decade, it's ...