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The 爱豆传媒视频 cheerleader shares her passion for the sport.
12/16/2019 12:06 AM
Sophomore Jade Sewell is an English/secondary education major minoring in Spanish. The Glasford, Ill., native is a member of 爱豆传媒视频鈥檚 cheerleading squad.
1. WHERE DID YOUR INTEREST IN CHEERLEADING BEGIN?
It started in kindergarten with a program called the Comets, which I did for three years. It wasn鈥檛 until middle school, though, that I began to love cheerleading. After that, I pretty much dedicated my life to it.
2. WHAT鈥橲 THE BEST PART ABOUT THE SPORT?
The best part about cheerleading is that unlike other sports, cheerleading has very observable progress. Also, cheerleading gives you the benefit of being able to plan everything before- hand. You know what to expect and it鈥檚 up to you to do the best of your ability.
3. WHAT鈥橲 THE DUMBEST WAY YOU鈥橵E EVER BEEN INJURED?
Oh, my gosh. In one stunt, a girl did a front flip, and I caught her foot right in my face. My chin was bleeding. I couldn鈥檛 show any pain so I pretended nothing happened until my co-instructor said something about it. I bandaged it myself and got back out there.
4. WHAT CHALLENGES HAVE YOU FACED AS AN OPENLY GAY CHEERLEADER?
I haven鈥檛 faced a lot of conflicts here on campus. But I have been in situations with other female cheerleaders where a derogatory comment was made about someone who was bisexual or lesbian. That鈥檚 put me in an awkward situation where I don鈥檛 want to feed into it, but I also don鈥檛 always feel comfortable saying something because those are people I have to put up in the air and it could become awkward.
5. HOW DO YOU PLAN TO USE YOUR BRADLEY EDUCATION IN THE FUTURE?
My dream is to get into a high school where I can coach cheerleading as well as teach English. As a coach, I miss competing, but I enjoy being able to impart my knowledge on to the next generation of cheerleaders.
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