Product Details

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• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Razor & Tie Theatric
• DVD Release Date: June 1, 2003
• Run Time: 133 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00009L507
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #115,252 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

89 of 90 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great DVD for aspiring cheerleaders., March 7, 2006

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Tammy McArdle (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cheer! (DVD)

I am a former cheerleader and cheerleading coach and really enjoy this DVD. I bought it for my young daughter and loaned it out to some of my cheerleaders when coaching.

It teaches the basics: the motions and what they're called, some cheers and chants, and one really fun dance routine. It also goes a little bit into what it means to be a cheerleader for your school and what will be expected of you and the code of conduct that you'll be expected to follow.

It does NOT go into jumps or stunting at all. The stunting is definitely something cheerleaders don't want to learn from a DVD, but I was disappointed that they didn't teach any jumps.

Another reviewer somewhere else, a former cheerleader, gave this DVD low marks because she expected to get a good workout from it and relive the good-old-days. Let me just point out to everyone, this is an instructional DVD for beginners. It's not a workout DVD and it's not for cheerleaders that already have a lot of cheer experience.

Also, the organization that put this DVD together is the UCA, one of the biggest cheer-instruction organizations out there. They've been conducting cheer clinics all over the country for many years. Other cheer organizations do some motions differently or have different names for them. There is no right or wrong way, but aspiring cheerleaders should know this in case they make it on a squad coached by someone trained by one of the other groups. Always follow your coach's instructions and don't challenge him or her with these differences.

One more word of advice for aspiring cheerleaders: unless you live in a very rural, small town with a small student population and are sure there won't be much competition at try-outs, TAKE GYMNASTIC CLASSES. Cheerleading has become very athletic and competitive. To increase your chances in the more populated areas, you will need tumbling skills. Dance classes - especially hip-hop - wouldn't hurt either. Yoga - to increase balance and flexability - would help a lot, too.

Good luck!

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great beginner cheer video, November 14, 2003

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"98012532" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cheer! (DVD)

i bought this video being a new cheerleader and it really helped me with the basics.I learned 1 cheer 2-3 sidelines and 1 reapeted cheer. PLUS a great dance routine.I really suggest this for an aspiring cheerleader. but to be a great one do this video everyday or as often as you can and sign up in a gymnastics class which is exactly what im doing.
i plan to try out for my squad next april and i know i will make it from all this video has taught me.(and being in gymnastics)

33 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very Bland, July 29, 2003

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Joe (Nazareth, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cheer [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I purchased the video for my daughter, and we were both very disappointed. First of all the length of the video was very short. There was nothing on jumps. They showed only one dance routine. My daughter is so into gymnastics/cheering and this video was no interest to her. I believe it was the worst birthday present she received. Another DVD to collect dust.