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Bitchy. Okudumile. I-Ditzy. Slutty.

Ngalawo magama amane kuphela, ngicabanga ukuthi uke waqamba isithombe sesiketi esikhanyayo, ukupompa-ukubamba, ukugingqika inhlamvu yeso, amantombazane asakhula abamba ibanga eliphakathi — ikholaji yabalingiswa be-cheerleader abavela ezinhlelweni ze-TV, ama-movie, namasiko we-pop yakha uhlobo lwenkolelo-ze rah-rah onayo engqondweni.

Ngenkathi eminye imikhiqizo izame ukuqhekeza i-archetype egameni lokuthatha okusha-ukudala ababulali bezithandani abesilisa nabesifazane, i-lá Umzimba kaJennifer noma amantombazane athandwayo anepenchant eyimfihlo yamashuni wombukiso nezinkinga zawo (zihefuzela!) ku Glee-Basakwazi ukuqinisa isikhunta se-cheerleader esineminyaka eminingi.

Ngisho nochungechunge olusha, Dare Me kwi-USA Network, ezama ukulungisa ukuvezwa kwabahlaziyi bezikole zamabanga aphakeme futhi ikhombise uhlangothi lwabo lokuncintisana nolwezemidlalo, ikwenzela idrama yentsha emnyama egxile kakhulu emzabalazweni wamandla nenhlebo kunomdlalo osusondele. Isinyathelo esiqondisweni esifanele? Impela. Kwanele? Lutho neze.

Ngenhlanhla, ama-docuseries wangempela eNetflix, Jabulani Muva nje kufike ukubhonga obala, abalandeli abathandekayo banamathele eziqeshini ezilandela uhlelo lwezikhathi eziyi-14 lweNational Championship cheerleading eNavarro College, ikolishi elincane eliseCorsicana, eTexas.

Ngemfashini yangempela yamadokhumentari, lolu chungechunge lulandela izimonyo ezikhazimulayo emhlabeni walaba bashayisibhali bekolishi bezinga eliphezulu ngaphandle kokutshala inhlebo, idrama yokulima, noma ukwenza konke ngaphansi kwetulo elikhathele ~abahlabeleli abahambe kabi~. Kanye, amalungu eqembu akhonjiswa njengabasubathi ukuthi (futhi impela bonke abadlali bosuku lwanamuhla) bayikho ngempela.

Njengomphathi wokujabula impilo yami yonke, enginakho ukukusho ngukuthi: Kumayelana nesikhathi sokulahlwa.

Ubuqiniso balo mdlalo engizinikele kuwo ingxenye enkulu yempilo yami? Kuyakhathaza ngokwengqondo nangokomzimba, kudinga inani lokuzidela elingakholeki, futhi lifanelwe isihogo senhlonipho enkulu. Ihlanganisa ukuwa kwe-elite (cabanga wena, imvamisa kukamata oqinile, hhayi esitezi esisuselwa entwasahlobo), ukuqina okufana nesekisi, nokugxuma, konke lokhu ngenkathi unikeza umdlalo wokuzijabulisa, wobuciko ngokumomotheka. Ngabe ugcine nini umdlali webhola likanobhutshuzwayo noma isihlabani somkhondo ukuba akhathazeke ngobuso babo ngenkathi esesikhathini esiphakeme? Ama-Cheerleader adonsa amanye amakhono ayingozi kakhulu futhi anzima ngokomzimba ngenkathi enza kubukeke kulula. Hhayi ngoba kunjalo, kodwa ngoba lowo ngumsebenzi wabo.

(Okuhlobene: Laba Abashisekeli Babantu Abadala Bakhombisa Ukushintsha Umhlaba—Ngenkathi Bejikijela Izigigaba Ezihlanyayo)

Uma ubuke umbukiso, bamba iqembu ngokubonakala kwabo ku Ellen, funda ngomphathi wabo womqeqeshi uMonica Aldama, noma ubone abantu uJerry “mat talk” emsebenzini, bese usuyazi ukuthi yini (yangempela) hype ezungezile Thokoza imayelana. Kuyakhombisa okwangempelai-cheerleading, ekugcineni.

Ngokungafani ne-cheerleading yendabuko (circa ngasekupheleni kwawo-1960, lapho i-cheerleading iqala ukuduma), iningi lentsha, isikole samabanga aphezulu, ikolishi, kanye ne-all-star (aka rec noma iklabhu) amaqembu namuhla awekho ukuze ajabule ngebhola lezinyawo noma imidlalo ye-basketball. Esikhundleni salokho, basebenzisa isikhathi sabo sokuzijwayeza ukulungiselela imincintiswano eyeyabo, lapho benza khona imikhuba eqinile (imvamisa imizuzu emibili nohhafu ubude) yamajaji athola ubunzima, ukubulawa, kanye nombono ophelele. Bazijayeza unyaka wonke ukwenza le nqubo kanye noma kabili emncintiswaneni-futhi uma kukhona okungahambi kahle, lokho kubi kakhulu.Akukho ukudlala okulandelayo, ikota, noma isikhathi esengeziwe esiletha ithuba lokubuya.

Okulindelwe yizilaleli zama-cheerleaders? Iqembu le-hype eliphethwe umhlaba wonke elikhona kuphela ukusekela umsebenzi onzima wabanye nokunqoba, ngisho nalapho kungekho obonakala evuma okwabo.

Thokoza kukhombisa iqiniso le-prepping yale mincintiswano: amahora amade, imikhuba yezinsuku ezimbili, ukulimala okuhlanganisayo, nokuzinikela okungakhathali. Naphezu kwawo wonke lo mzamo, nokho, i-stereotype ye-cheerleading yakudala isaqhubeka, njengoba kulindelekile ukuthi abadlali be-cheerleader bazodlala kweminye imicimbi yezemidlalo. Amaqembu ezikole zanamuhla ajikijela imidlalo yebhola lezinyawo kanye neyebhasikidi nokunye ukubonakala komphakathi (cabanga: imibhikisho kanye nemibuthano ye-pep) lapho iqembu lidingeka khona ukuhlangabezana nokulindelwe yizilaleli zabaholi be-cheerleader: iqembu lomhlaba wonke eliphethwe kuphela elisekela ukusebenza kanzima kwabanye kanye nokunqoba, ngisho nalapho kungekho obonakala evuma okwabo. Eqinisweni, amaqembu amaningi e-cheerleading kulindeleke ukuthi enze le ngqungquthela ngokubonga okuncane noma ukuqashelwa okuvela emphakathini wabo noma abasubathi ababajabulelayo.Thokoza wenza iphuzu lokukhombisa ukuthi amalungu amaningi omphakathi ngisho nekhono leNavarro College alazi nhlobo ukuthi iqembu lesikole elethokozisayo lingenye yezindawo ezihamba phambili ezweni — njengeNew England Patriots of college cheerleading uma uthanda. (Yebo, abantu baqhathanise umqeqeshi u-Aldama noBill Belichick.)

Ngenkathi eminye imidlalo inentambo yesibili noma iqembu le-B (noma lingabodwana ngokuphelele), i-cheerleading iyisibonelo somdlalo weqembu. Lapho umuntu oyedwa engekho emgqeni noma engekho emdlalweni wabo, iqembu lonke lihlupheka; ama-stunts azowa, abantu bazokwehla, ukulimala kuzokwenzeka. Ngenkathi iqembu (elifana neNavarro) lingaba nenhlanhla ngokwanele yokuba nabanye abadlali, abanye abahlale kunjalo. Noma benza, Thokoza ikhombisa ukuthi amakhono ahluka kanjani ngokwanele ukusuka ku-cheerleader kuya ku-cheerleader okwenza u-1:1 esikhundleni somuntu olimele noma ogulayo angenzeki. Ukungena kumuntu ongawulungele umsebenzi akugcini nje ngokuphumela ekusebenzeni okungaphansi kwenkanyezi—kubeka ubungozi kuwo wonke umuntu ohilelekile. Umphumela? Wenza okudingeka ukwenze ukwenza amakhono akho — kanye nokwejwayelekile — kwenzeke.

Amadokhumenti agqamisa le ngqinamba ngesikhathi soshintsho olumangalisayo lwezenzakalo njengoba u-Navarro elungiselela i-National Cheerleading Association (NCA) College Nationals e-Daytona Beach, eFlorida (umncintiswano wekolishi odume kabi kunawo wonke). Kepha ungalenzi iphutha: Ngenkathi ishwa lamalungu eqembu elenzelwe ithelevishini enhle kakhulu, ngeshwa, lezo zinhlobo zokuhlangenwe nakho ziyinsakavukela yamaqembu amaningi athokozile. Uma abantu abangu-20+ bencike kuwe futhi unyaka wakho wonke uchithe ukwakhiwa kuze kufike kulokhu kusebenza okukodwa, kungokwemvelo hhayi kuphela ukuzwa njengokuthi udinga ukudlula ezinhlungwini ukuze wenze umsebenzi wakho kodwa futhi funa ku.

Ngibe umholi we-cheerleader kusukela ngineminyaka engu-10 futhi ngibe nesabelo sami esifanele salokhu okuhlangenwe nakho okufanayo. Ngakho-ke, uma kungenzeka ucabange ukuboniswa kwe-cheerleading okwethulwe kuyo Thokoza ibikhethekile kwelinye lamaqembu ahamba phambili ezweni, wenze iphutha. Yize ngingenakwenza amakhono afana nezinga labasubathi beNavarro, ngizilimazile ngesikhathi sifudunyezwa ngokuncintisana futhi bekufanele ngincintisane noma kunjalo. Kudingeke ukuthi ngeqe esimeni sangaphambi kosuku lomncintiswano ngenxa yezinguquko zomthetho, ukugula, kanye nokulimala. Ngibe nesibopho sokunikeza amalungu eqembu ukuxubana namakhala aphukile (angiziqhenyi ngakho), futhi ngizinikeze amehlo amnyama. Ngiklebhule imisipha nezimbambo ezilimele. Ngigxile ebusweni kukamama usuku nosuku egameni lokwenza ikhono lokuwa iqembu ebelilidinga futhi lilindelwe kimi. Ngicelwe ukuthi ngenze into esabekayo, ngabheka umqeqeshi wami, ngathi "akunankinga," futhi ngakwenza noma kunjalo. Ngijabule eceleni kwemidlalo yebhasikidi lapho ngizwa khona izethameli nabadlali bekhala ngokuthi besikhona. Ngike ngaqeqesha iqembu engangiyingxenye yalo ngasikhathi sinye ngoba sasingenaso isabelomali sokuqasha umqeqeshi wangempela. Ngikhombise ukuzijwayeza ukuthola kuphela ukuthi ikolishi lidabule indawo yokuzivocavoca ebesiyisebenzisa ukuthola indawo yokuzijwayeza — amasonto amabili nje ngaphambi kokuya eDaytona. (Ngokwenqubo yethu esele, bekufanele sishayele ihora ukuya esikoleni esiphakeme esiseduze futhi siboleke omata babo ukuze siqhubeke nokulungiselela umncintiswano.)

Lezi zinto azingenzi ngikhetheke. Khuluma nanoma iyiphi i-cheerleader, futhi mhlawumbe bangasho uhlu olusebenzayo abaphikisayo (noma abenza ngaphandle) okwami. Kokubili ukuzidela komuntu ngamunye kanye nezindaba ezinkulu (ukuntuleka kwenhlonipho nezinsiza) kumane kuyingxenye yezemidlalo.

Ungahle ubuze: Kungani umuntu engazifaka kulokhu? Ngemuva kwakho konke, lesi silinganiso esivela ku- ThokozaUMorgan Simianer ufingqa kafushane inkinga “ye-cheerleading kinda sucks” kafushane:

Kuyihlanya lokhu esikwenzayo, uma ucabanga ngakho, njengo ... Noma ngubani othe asithathe abantu ababili nendawo engemuva bese sithinta umuntu emoyeni bese sibona ukuthi bangaphotha kangaki, bangaphindaphinda kangaki? Lowo muntu unengqondo. Kepha yebo, ngingumuntu ohlanyayo ngoba yimi engikwenzayo.

UMorgan Simianer, uNavarro Cheerleader ovela ku-'Cheer'

Njengemidlalo eminingi yokudonsa i-adrenaline, kunesizathu sokuthi abasubathi baheheke ekushayeleni i-cheerleading. Ukuhamba ngiqonde ngqo kulayini wokusangana, ngizibuza ukuthi "umzimba wami ungakwenza lokho?" futhi ukukwenza ngaphandle kokwesaba kunguhlobo lwayo lokunika amandla i-feat. Kungani abanye abantu begibela amabhayisikili behla ezintabeni, abavocavoci bomzimba bezama amaqhinga okusangana, noma ama-ski jumpers enza, kahle, noma iyiphi i-sh * t abayenzayo? Indaba iwukuthi, ukukwenza ngosizo lwabanye abantu abangu-20 ngesikhathi esisodwa kukusiza ukuthi wenze lokho kugxuma futhi kukwenze kube nesisindo esiningi kakhulu. Le mindset ye-lets-all-jump-together yilokho okuhlanganisa amaqembu we-cheerleading njengokuthile okunye. Awuvele ubuyele emuva ukuthola i-adrenaline, izindondo, noma ithuba lokwenza isiswebhu sezinwele kusuka ezinyaweni ezingama-30 emoyeni; ubuyela emuva ngoba uzwile ukuthi kunjani ukuba yingxenye yento enkulu kunawe, ukuphakanyiswa abanye kanye nokuphakamisa abanye kanyekanye. Ushaywa ngesibhakela ebusweni, futhi usabamba umuntu okwenzile futhi manje undiza phansi emoyeni. Iwuhlobo olukhethekile lothando olungenamibandela. (Mhlawumbe i-cheerleading yisizathu sokuthi angikwazi ukuhlala ngicasukele abantu?!) Noma yini engaphansi kwesimo esithi "sinakho lokhu" izogcwala eqenjini, futhi izinto hhayi hamba kahle. Uma ubeka ikhono elisha, ukunqoba kweqembu kuzizwa kungafani nokunye okuphezulu. (Izikhathi eziningi kakhulu ukubala, ngike ngaba nokugodola—ngenkathi ngijuluka kakhulu—ngenxa yalesi sizathu.) Futhi lapho izinto zibheda (njengoba zizoba njalo, lapho uphonsa abantu emoyeni), kukhona isayensi ekhombisa lokho. ubuhlungu nokuhlupheka kuhlanganisa abantu.

Thokoza kungokokuqala ukuthi i-cheerleading yethulwe ngendlela efanele kubantu abaningi kuyo yonke inkazimulo yayo embozwe nge-hairspray emnyama noluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Ngenkathi ukusabela kulolu chungechunge bekukuhle kakhulu, abanye abantu bayashaqeka futhi bathuswa isimo somqeqeshi ofana no-Aldama neqiniso lokuthi laba badlali basekolishi badonswa bedlula iphuzu lokwephula. Yebo, umdlalo uyingozi ngokumangalisayo ngokwemvelo — kodwa masingakhohlwa isiteji lapho i-cheerleading yakhelwe khona: Emaceleni omdlalo lapho kulwelwa abantu ngenkathi begqoke izimpahla zokuzivikela kusuka ekhanda kuye ozwaneni igama lomdlalo. Ngakho-ke lapho abaholi be-cheerleader beqala ukuphonsa abantu emoyeni, benza amaqhinga aphezulu, beqhudelana ngokwabo, futhi bebengakakutholi ukuhlonishwa okubafanele? Akumangazi ukuthi laba basubathi sebeyibhekise ekungeneni ngokuphelele. Kuphendulwa ingcindezi yeqembu, okulindelwe umqeqeshi wabo, kanye nesifiso sabo sokwenza lokho abadinga ukukwenzela iqembu (futhi endaweni yokuqala)—kodwa futhi, ngempela, ngenhlonipho kancane.

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