All-Star The Golden Oldies... The Old Cheer Trends.

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This is totally inspiration from my post in the Summer Musings thread... but does anyone remember those old cheer trends.

For years we did sponge curled hair. It was THE THING. Then those clip in hair pieces came out, and that was THE THING. Ugh, those clip in hair pieces--stringy, clip in, hot messes. Aww the olden days.

And before Nfinity's there were those cheer shoes that you could change the colors on (they came with those inserts)...

 

[SarahS]

This is totally inspiration from my post in the Summer Musings thread... but does anyone remember those old cheer trends.

For years we did sponge curled hair. It was THE THING. Then those clip in hair pieces came out, and that was THE THING. Ugh, those clip in hair pieces--stringy, clip in, hot messes. Aww the olden days.

And before Nfinity's there were those cheer shoes that you could change the colors on (they came with those inserts)...

I coach rec. Those two things? Are still things. Sigh. I keep trying, and shall continue trying lo until the end of time, to change the culture. We're getting there, slowly but surely

For me, golden oldies are the things I started cheer with - white, pleated skirts with different colors in the middle of the pleats, letter sweaters (actual sweaters!), crotch snap turtleneck bodysuits, and those Kaepas with the snap-in triangles. Our competition hair was a straight french braid, with a 1" white ribbon tied at the end.

In other news, I'm old.

 

[5-6-7-8]

Actual sweater tops, little pom poms on Keds.


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A cheer in the middle of the routine.

Flat floors.






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SeaWorld

 

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Actually having socks with your uniform....

 

[ErinS]

I remember when Power were the premier cheer shoes....

We got them my senior year and I knew for sure we were about to win state in those shoes...

 

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Jamfest at Kentucky Kingdom


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[WinstonsGirl]

Banana preps between jumps. Music, cheer, music. Kaepa shoes with the triangles. I was also cheering when 'flyaway' skirts were introduced, and those were huge!!

 

[Ren]

Banana preps between jumps. Music, cheer, music. Kaepa shoes with the triangles. I was also cheering when 'flyaway' skirts were introduced, and those were huge!!

Kaepas are still (unfortunately) really common here! Clearly Britain is that backwards country everyone was talking about earlier...
And what is a banana prep!?

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[stuntjumptumble]

I always feel left out when people talk about old trends for cheer. I started cheering in 2009-2010 so I never experienced curlers or fly away skirts but it's always fun to read about this stuff


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Almost completely changing the routine between every competition because the rules were different.


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[flcheermom]

SeaWorld

My daughter competed there a couple times lol spirit cheer comp

 

[shootingstarsfan]

This is totally inspiration from my post in the Summer Musings thread... but does anyone remember those old cheer trends.

For years we did sponge curled hair. It was THE THING. Then those clip in hair pieces came out, and that was THE THING. Ugh, those clip in hair pieces--stringy, clip in, hot messes. Aww the olden days.

And before Nfinity's there were those cheer shoes that you could change the colors on (they came with those inserts)...

The cheer team at my college STILL uses the cheer shoes that you can change the colors on.

 

[King]

SeaWorld

Ish just got real... real old.