catlady
Cheer Parent
- Jun 6, 2012
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Maybe 1% of cheerleaders on the planet can perform acro skills at this level. Apples to oranges.
If you mean the cheerleaders of the 80's were apples to oranges to the cheerleaders of today, and about 1% of them could do what cheerleaders do today, then I'll agree. The kids weren't any less capable, it was just the coaching resources to train them beyond the splits and a two leg stunt at waist prep weren't available. How many level 5 teams could throw full team running doubles 10 years ago? Standing fulls 5 years ago? NT5 has extra time at practice and in the routine to give stunting a whole new level of difficulty we have never seen before. It's not a matter of "if" NT5 will evolve, it's a matter of how "quickly" the coaching and talent will evolve. I can't wait to see what other countries bring to the table in this division.
@njallday while I don't expect to change anyone's mind. NT5 doesn't have to go to a dangerous level to take stunting to a new difficulty or creative level. A L5 routine has limitations on what it can accomplish, because of the tumbling requirement. TGLC has typically been the creative innovator in the industry, however, this is where I feel other countries are going to enter and help take stunting to a new level, but it won't happen overnight.
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