Sports and Cheerleading
Cheerleaders use pom-poms at sports events for four reasons:
- to attract the attention of the spectators
- to accentuate movements
- to add "sparkle" to a cheer, chant, or dance routine
- to distract the opposing team
Most often, pom-poms are used in pairs (one in each hand), but this may vary with the particular requirements of the choreography of a dance or cheer.
Cheerleading pom-poms come in a variety of shapes, styles, colors, color combinations, and sizes. Shiny metallic pom-poms have become very popular in recent years.
Pom-poms are also waved by sports fans, primarily at college and high school sports events in the United States, Cheap, light-weight faux pom-poms in team colors are sometimes given or sold to spectators at such events.
Many schools and universities have dance teams in addition to their cheerleading groups. The dance teams may also use pom-poms occasionally.
Read more about this topic: Pompoms
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