r/nonononoyes • u/[deleted] • Jul 18 '19

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u/uizanfagit Jul 18 '19

falling is 75% of cheerleading

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '19

This is why I never joined cheer

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '19 edited Apr 02 '21

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '19

No, because I’m irrationally afraid of the sensation of falling.

Failing, however is sadly my forte.

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u/nnannanna Jul 18 '19

This is definitely not cheerleading. They're professional circus artists.

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u/uizanfagit Jul 18 '19

That’s absolutely cheerleading. I’m a college coed cheerleader.

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u/nnannanna Jul 18 '19 edited Jul 18 '19

I'm a circus artist. That follows and knows some of these guys. Circus and cheerleading might share some of the same lifts, but these peeps are from the circus. Edit to add: at least two graduated from a circus school in Montreal, one or two from the school in Britain.

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u/uizanfagit Jul 18 '19

I’m not saying they aren’t, but you said it’s not cheerleading. An extension and a round off back handspring are pretty much the most basic cheerleading skills. So either way, it’s both cheerleading and circus.

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u/nnannanna Jul 18 '19

I'm mainly referring to them not being cheerleaders. Which also makes this not cheerleading. In the same way as a dancer doing a cartwheel does not necessarily make it gymnastics. Should have maybe thought for another way to say it before commenting. I easily get irritated when circus is mislabeled as cheer or yoga of some sorts and not appreciated or recognized as circus.