Why I Want To Become A Cheerleader

For a great majority of my life, I have been torn between who I want to be, who I should be and who I am. I still couldn’t tell you who I am, but I can say that I have somewhat of an idea. This indecisiveness started during middle school, when I quit cheerleading. Since I was young, I knew I wanted to be an all-star cheerleader, or at least I thought I did. After years of hard work and dedication to my cheer squad, I quit cheerleading in the 7th grade. I don’t know what motivated me to do it, but I guess cheerleading just lost its pull on me. And although I still, to this day, reminisce on my experience as a cheerleader, I don’t regret it for a second. I spent the next two years exploring new sports and activities, in search of something to indulge myself in. In a way, I was also searching for myself. If I wasn’t the societal, exhilarating cheerleader anymore, then who was I? After trying and failing at numerous sports, such as basketball and volleyball, I found something that I had never considered, even though it was right in front of me all along- dance. As a cheerleader, I competed side by side with dancers. I never realized how much I envied them for their ability to incorporate so much creativity and emotion into their movement. Not only did they incorporate these feelings into their dancing but they could solicit
Through dance, I have found confidence in myself that I have never had before. I have also discovered my passion and my wholehearted love for this sport. My passion for dance doesn’t just show in the dance studio or on stage but also in my everyday life; I find it difficult to stand still when I hear music. I’ve also noticed my newfound awareness of beats and rhythms in music and a new way of listening to them. It makes me realize what a huge impact dance has had on my