The purpose of all star cheerleading is to compete and perform. These cheerleaders do not cheer for other sports teams like basketball or football. Competitive cheer incorporates stunting, tumbling, and dance skills into a routine that they use to compete against other cheer teams at events and competitions.
Performance is a large factor in competition cheer. The energy put out on the stage by a team can make a winning difference in competitions. This is especially important for flyers when they’re in the air. In a stunt, there are bases and flyers. Flyers are the people who go in the air while bases support and hold up the stunt. Most of the attention is put on the flyers, so it is important for them to sell it and not look worried or anxious, even if something is going wrong in the stunt. It’s also important for the whole team to kick the energy up a notch during the dance section of the performance. Dance finishes off the routine and serves as a lasting impression on the crowd and judges.
Moore Aloha captures cheerleaders in a scorpion. 
David photographs cheerleaders at the JamFEST “live” cheer & dance competition.
Learn about what uniforms are commonly used in competition cheer! Uniforms vary based off of age, division, and the gym.
Competitions are what all star cheerleaders train for all season. Learn about deductions and how routines are scored!
See which level teams correlate with certain stunting and tumbling skills.
Learn about the different (age) divisions in cheerleading and which levels each compete at.
High school & all star cheer 