The African American Slang Meaning For The Word "Petty" (Starrkeisha's Petty Cheer & More) 2026 reprint

 

The Starrkeisha Cheer Squad! - @TheKingOfWeird

TIU Campaign, Published on Apr 3, 2016

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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-starrkeisha-cheer-squad-petty-cheer.html for a pancocojams post about this Starrkeisha video.

In this video, the cheerleading squad appears to be representing a high school named "Petty" (meaning "Petty" is the last name for someone the high school is named after).

However, these lines from that cheer: "You know I'm petty/I like to start some mess" stance and "You don't want to start stuff (with me) cause I can get down" exemplify the complimentary African American vernacular meaning of being "petty".

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Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest revision - May 26, 2026

This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series that provides information about the relatively new African American Vernacular English meaning of the English word "petty".

This post is a reprint (with some content changes/additions) of the 2017 pancocojams post that is still available on this blog with the  title "A New African American Slang Meaning For The Word "Petty" (Starrkeisha's Petty Cheer & More)." https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-new-meaning-for-old-adjective-petty.html 

This post presents information about the fictitious character "Starrkeisha" and presents information about the "new" African American Vernacular English (slang) meaning of the word "petty".

The Addendum to this post presents an excerpt pf an article excerpt about the vernacular meaning of the word "petty".

A reprint of one comment that I wrote in that 2017 post's discussion thread is also included in this video. There are two additional comments in that 2017 post (as of May 26, 2026).  

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/05/heres-complimentary-example-of-being.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. That post showcases a 2025 YouTube video of the stomp & shake cheer "You Make Us Go To Sleep".  Selected comments from that video's discussion thread are also included in that post. 

The content of this post is presented for linguistic and socio-cultural purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Cameron Henderson, the creator of the Starrkeisha character. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of the YouTube video that is embedded in this post.

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THE STANDARD ENGLISH MEANING FOR "PETTY"
From https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petty
"2. having little or no importance or significance"

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From http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=petty&page=6
"Petty
When someone overreacts over the littlest things

someone gets mad because the microwave door was left open. That's being petty"
by Dj Ellis March 21, 2017
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That is considered "petty" because leaving the microwave door open is no big deal.

But it wouldn't be petty if you left the door of a bank vault open.

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AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MEANING FOR THE WORD "PETTY [revised May 26, 2026]
Here's my definition for the African American Vernacular English word "petty" - using something that most people may not have considered ammunition for a diss (insult). 

Petty can describe words and/or actions.

The wittier and/or the more creative the diss or shade (indirect insult) is the better it will be received by onlookers.

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Here's an urban dictionary.com entry for "petty":
From http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=petty
"Petty

The act of keeping it too real, while others find it offensive. 100% honesty, even if it's “mean.”

Alexxis, why did you say his wrinkles make him look like the grinch that stole Christmas, you're so petty!

by QueenLex November 07, 2015
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In the phrase "keeping it too real", the word "too" intensifies the word "real", giving it the same or similar meaning of "very" e.g. "keeping it very real [not being fake in any way], even if some other people might think that you are being mean by reacting this way.

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WORDS FOR STARKEISHA'S "PETTY" CHEER
(TheKingOfWeird)

Leader -Okay ladies, let's get in formation.
All - Gimme a P
Gimme a E
Gimme a T
Gimme a T
Gimme a Y
I'm petty all the time.

Gimme a P
Gimme a E
Gimme a T
Gimme a T
Gimme a Y
I'm petty all the time.

P E to the T T Y
I’m petty
All the time.

Leader (soloist) - My name Starrkeisha
Group- Yeah
Leader - And I'm the best
Group- Yeah
Leader -You know I'm petty
I like to start some mess.

Leader- Cause you don't like me
Group -Yeah
Leader - But you don't want to get down.
Group -Down
Leader -You don't want to start stuff
When Kiki come around
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Pancocojams Editor's Note:
-If a word could have an anthem, this would be the anthem for the relatively new vernacular meaning of "petty":

Here's some information about the fictitious character "Starrkeisha" 
From AI Overview #2 [This write-up is the result of my request for information about the character "Starrkeisha".]

"Starrkeisha is a popular comedic character and alter ego created by YouTuber and entertainer Cameron Henderson (also known as Cameron J). First going viral around 2016, the character is best known for her bold personality, exaggerated cheer routines, and viral catchphrases.

Origins and Rise to Fame

The Creator: Cameron Henderson, an Oklahoma native, created the character on a whim after writing a throwaway idea on a sticky note.

Virality: The character exploded in popularity with "The Starrkeisha Cheer Squad! - Petty All the Time" video, which spawned the viral "Petty Challenge" cheer routine and racked up millions of views.

Persona: Starrkeisha is often portrayed as loud, fiercely protective of her friends, and unapologetically "petty"."...
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Pancocojams Editor's Note
Starrkeisha was always performed her creator Cameron Henderson. This character was always portrayed as a female with a small beard. 

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AI Overview #2 [This write-up is the result of my query "What ever happened to the character "Starrkeisha"?]

" The viral internet character Starrkeisha, created by comedian and entertainer Cameron J. Henderson, never permanently disappeared.

Instead, the character's main video run naturally faded out in late 2020 as Henderson transitioned into other comedic content, though fans and other creators still use the character's audio."...
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October 15, 2020 is the last date that I found for a video that included the character "Starrkeisha".

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-starrkeisha-cheer-squad-petty-cheer.html for the 2016 pancocojams post entitled "The Starrkeisha Cheer Squad (The "Petty" Cheer), information, videos, lyrics, & comments".

Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/12/four-starrkeishas-christmas-carols.html for the pancocojams post entitled "Four "Starrkeisha's Christmas Carols!" YouTube Videos by Random Structure TV ( 2016 - 2019)".

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ADDENDUM -AN EXCERPT FROM A MADAME NOIRE.COM ARTICLE ABOUT BEING PETTY (IN THE COMPLIMENTARY MEANING OF THAT WORD)
From http://madamenoire.com/597661/petty/ "11 Perfect Memes For That Moment Someone Tries To Come For You And It’s Time To Be Petty"
November 10, 2015 | By Brande Victorian

"We’re all grown women here, which means most days we try to be the bigger person and hold our tongue when someone gets out of pocket. But every now and then our inner Petti LaBelle comes out and, well, we have to remind people, in the words of Kenya Moore, don’t come for us if we didn’t send for you. And here are 11 memes that perfectly sum up that sentiment when our pettiness gets the best of us."
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"Our inner Patti LaBelle comes out" refers to Soul/Gospel singer Patti LaBelle being a Diva in the positive sense of that word. Patti LaBelle 's reputation for not "playing" with folks or allowing people to "play with" her. Patti LaBelle is known for "throwing expert shade" among her other (complimentary) Diva ways.

Here's a definition of "diva" that fits what is probably meant in that phrase "our inner Patti LaBelle comes out".

From http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=diva
"Diva
A fierce, often temperamental singer who comes correct. She is not a trick ass hoe, and she does not sweat da haters.

"And that is why I make the manager cry at the Cheesecake Factory, by being a diva."
by WadaStinsbatsky February 01, 2013
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Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktCh88GOJd0 for a video entitled "Patti Labelle's Shadiest/Diva Moments".
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Page four of that madamenoire.com gives this example of "petty":
Petty: "Just basking in the joys of karma"
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Some people might think that it's petty to feel vindication because something negative has happened or is happening to those who have done you wrong. But in the vernacular sense of the word "petty", that feeling of vindication is something to be enjoyed.

Being petty [by or because you are "just basking in the joys of karma" helps add context to this article's title: "The Internet Is Absolutely Loving Ivanka Trump’s ‘Petty’ Neighbor"; She grabbed her fur and some wine to watch a protest outside Trump’s house." by Cavan Sieczkowski, April 4, 2017

Here's an excerpt of that article:
"Hundreds of LGBTQ people and climate change activists protested outside Ivanka Trump’s Washington, D.C. home Saturday night to demand more than just words of support from the First Daughter.

Aside from the satisfaction of having voices heard for important causes during the massive dance party, one of the best things to come out of the protest was Trump’s “petty” neighbor: a woman who grabbed her fur coat and a glass of wine to gleefully watch the event unfold.

The Daily Mail ran the fantastic photo of the smiling neighbor ... who lives across the street from Trump."...
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Here are a few comments from that article (All of these comments are from April 4, 2017;Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.)
1.Karri Lynn
"Petty is a compliment of sorts when used this way."..

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2. Marcus Avant
"Yea petty is being used in other ways now..."

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3. Deborah Paley
"Maybe this is "good" petty as opposed to "bad" petty. I'm down either way, I think it's pretty funny!"

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4. Barbra Blyss
"I don't understand the use of the word 'petty' to describe this neighbor."

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5. TaShonda Lewis-Taylor ·
"Y'all let me help you before another person ignorantly responds. HER PETTY IS A GOOD PETTY. Let it go if you do not understand because you are becoming very annoying!"
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This article gives some background as to why some of Ivanka & Jared's neighbors aren't happy about them moving into that neighborhood: http://nymag.com/thecut/2017/03/ivanka-trump-and-jared-kushners-new-neighbors-are-annoyed.html
"Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s New Neighbors Are Justifiably Annoyed", By Jenni Miller, March 26, 2017

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Reprint of One Comment From That 2016 pancocojams post:

Azizi PowellApril 5, 2017 at 10:50 AM

"The idea that people should immediately respond to any provocation-no matter how small it might be-or lose "street cred" seems to be the opposite of the 1970s/1980s or so injunction that people should be cool in the face of opposition or adversity (meaning not show any emotions, not let on that they were bothered by anyone or anything that was said about them or that they experienced).

I think that the term "Suck it up!" is the opposite of the verb "clap back" (Note: "Clap back" (also given as "clapback") is a verb and a noun as the retort that is given when you clap back is called a "clapback".)

Here's an urban dictionary.com entry for "suck it up": http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=suck%20it%20up

"suck it up
To endure a period of mental, physical, or emotional hardship with no complaining.

"I don't care if you're sad, get out there, suck it up and deal with it!"
by Albert February 15, 2004
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It also seems to me that when "clapping back" became "a thing" [something that is the "in thing to do"]*, then "sucking [something] up went out of favor. Because immediately clapping back (verbally responding to provocation, regardless if that provocation was minor or not, is viewed positively, then being "petty" is also viewed positively.

*In African American urban street cultures, an earlier vernacular meaning of "clap" is to shoot someone (fire back with a gun). Note the sharp sound associated with shooting and clapping.

The popularity of the term "clap back" (and its clapping motion that is sometimes used instead of verbalizing those words) can be attributed to the song "Clap Back" by American rapper Ja Rule, released as the only single from his fifth studio album, Blood in My Eye (2003)... The song is a diss track directed at 50 Cent and Eminem." [Wikipedia]

I think the first use of the complimentary meaning of "petty" occurred after 2003, but I'm not sure when. It's possible that the earliest use of the complimentary meaning of "petty" may be 2015 (the year of the urban dictionary.com entry for this word that is quoted in this post).

Please share any information that you have about the earliest vernacular use pf "petty" as something complimentary."

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A High School Stomp & Shake Cheerleading Squad That Includes A Girl Who Has Alopecia (Video & Comments)

 
Title- "He Aint Gon Make It"

@SAGINAWDANCESHOW, Jan 26, 2025
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This cheer is usually titled "He's Scared. He's Shakin" Hee are the words to that cheer which is chanted when a basketball player from the opposing team is tying to make a free throw basket.
 
"He scared.
He shakin.
He knows he ain’t gonna make it" 

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This is Part III in a thfree part pancocojams series about alopecia.

This post showcases a YouTube video of an unnamed American high school stomp & shake cheerleading squad that includes a girl who has Alopecia. Selected comments from that video's discussion thread that refer to that girls' baldness are included in this pancocojams post. 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/05/information-about-alopecia-hair-loss.html for Part I of this three part series. That post presents some information about Alopecia with a focus on Alopecia and Black people.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/05/video-of-high-school-stomp-shake.html for Part II of this series. That post showcases a YouTube video of an unnamed American high school stomp & shake cheerleading squad that includes a girl who has Alopecia. That post presents my editor's notes about the reasons why I'm showcasing this video and selected comments from that video's discussion thread that refer to that girls' baldness. That post also presents some general information about stomp & shake cheerleading and information about why it is customary for stomp & shake cheerleaders to cheer with deep voices.

The content of this post is presented for historical, socio-cultural purposes, and recreational purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the unnamed American high school cheerleading squad that is showcased in this video and thanks to the unnamed member of that squad who is the focus of these discussion thread comments. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this pancocojams post.  

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTES ABOUT SHOWCASING THIS VIDEO & THESE DISCUSSION THREAD COMMENTS
Based on comments that he has written in various discussion threads of the videos that he has published either alone or with another person who appears to be affiliated with that specific performance squad or group, it appears that @saginawdance show is that he is an African American male from the state of Michigan who produces and publishes YouTube videos of middle school/high school ages or younger stomp and shake cheerleading squads in Michigan and in other states in the United States. @saginawdanceshow also produces and publishes videos of the same age groups performing majorette dance competitions throughout the United States. Given this information, I don't think that @saginawdanceshow, is familiar with the members of the cheerleading squads that he showcases.

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A number of commenters in this discussion thread expressed that they thought that the cheerleader with a bald head has cancer. It's important to note that Alopecia isn't cancer.

I believe that after the first comment like that @saginawdanceshow, this video's publisher should have replied in no uncertain terms that the cheerleader has Alopecia and not cancer.
His failure to do so, and the hearts that he gave as replies to those comments, may have been interpreted to mean that that cheerleader does have cancern.

Instead of replying that way, Also, I believe that @saginawdanceshow should have not only clearly stated that that cheerleader has alopecia, but he should hae also added a link to an article about Alopecia such as this link that is given in Part I of this pancocojams series: https://theconversation.com/what-is-alopecia-its-no-laughing-matter-for-millions-of-black-american-women-180213 "What is alopecia? It’s no laughing matter for millions of Black American women, Published: March 29, 2022. 

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Some commenters in the discussion thread for this particular video, praise the cheerleader who is bald and offer their best wishes for her health. Other commenters chastise those other commenters for calling attention to that cheerleader just because she is bald. Those commenters write that that cheerleader did nothing different than the rest of her cheerleading squad and therefore shouldn't be singled out.

I believe that both of these groups of commenters are well meaning reasons.

I'm focusing attention to this particular cheerleader just because of her baldness.  However, I'm showcasing this video and highlighting these comments for the historical record because this is the first time I have come across an online video of a cheerleader who is bald and because I want to document some commenters' reactions to a cheerleader who is bald.

I'm also publishing this video and some selected comments from this video's discussion thread for socio-cultural reasons, especially because-as one commenter shared- a video of a female cheerleader who is bald can provide a role model to and help increase the self-esteem of other females who are bald whether or not they also want to be a cheerleader. 

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With regard to another aspect of this showcased video, a lot of commenters in the discussion thread for this showcase video indicated that they couldn't understand what the cheerleaders were saying. A number of those commenters and others were highly critical of the custom of cheering with deep voices that is associated with stomp & shake cheerleading.

Read Part II of this pancocojams series for some information on the stomp & shake cheer voice.

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My personal opinion is that this unnamed high school stomp & shake cheerleading squad scores very high points for the performance of the moves for this cheer routine but scores  very low points for their articulation of this cheer.

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The squeal that is heard at the end of this cheer is a "call" that is performed during or at the end of some stomp and shake cheers by certain cheerleading squads. "Calls" aren't part of every stomp and shake performance. Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) are particularly known for including this call in some of their cheer performances.  

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An un-official description of the unnamed high school cheerleading squad's routine is found in the comment section for Part II of this pancocojams series. My daughter Tazi Hughes wrote her description of this showcased video's cheer routine upon my request. Thanks Tazi!

Additions and corrections to these cheer routine instructions are welcome.  

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
From https://youtube.com/shorts/m5J09AFrJiQ?si=4mgMZGXrR3fPxLHI "HE AIN’T GON MAKE IT" (usually titled “He’s scared He shaken)

This compilation only includes the comments in that discussion thread that refer to the cheerleader who has a bald head or closely related comments.

Except for one Black male, all of the cheerleaders in this squad are Black females. With the exception of the cheerleader who is bald, all of the cheerleaders wear their hair in braid extensions that are longer than shoulder length.  

These comments are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.

All of these comments are from 2025 except for the last comment.

1. @its-zady4280
"WAITTT I did cheer with that girl with the alopecia and the short girl in the back in middle school!!!!! This is so crazy"

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2. @kailihenry7525
"Im praying for her because i noticed that she might have been fighting cancer or she has something"

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3. @SAGINAWDANCESHOW
"❤️❤️👏🏾"
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4. @gigitube5964
"The girl w no hair is so beautiful, so much natural beauty ❤️❤️"

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5. @SAGINAWDANCESHOW
"❤️❤️"

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6. @AriaHuguely
"I am so sorry for the one cheerleader who has cancer. I know how you don't like being like this. I want god to bless you.  💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔"

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7. @SAGINAWDANCESHOW
"Blessings to you"

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8. @Starrworld123
"She has alopecia she’s fine"

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9. @georgeabernathy6646
"😮 she could just have alopecia, I'm sure you meant well by the gesture however, that statement singled her out."

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10. @CallMe_AdeleO
"It could be alopecia or other medical things, or maybe she js shaved her head, but it’s rlly nice for u to concern! 💗"

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11. @its-zady4280
"I did cheerleading with her in middle school and she has alopecia"

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12. @Wheelerhealer0601
"This is for the Alopecia queen my three year old wants to be a cheerleader she has alopecia also and seeing you her whole face lit up."

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13. @SAGINAWDANCESHOW
"Oh wow blessings to your daughter and thank you for watching the channel"

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14. @Jasmine-d2v2v
"my friend was kicked of the cheer team because she shaved of all her hair because her sister had cancer... I know that they did it just because all of the cheerleaders have to be "slim" and have at least four inches of hair..."

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15. @SAGINAWDANCESHOW
"Blessings to her sister ❤️❤️"

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16. @RebeccaDunlap-h7o
"You don’t have to have cancer to be bald…."

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17. @MaybeMabbey
"Um… I don’t think it’s cancer.."

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18. @RebeccaDunlap-h7o
"@airionacourtney-x1f  no it’s not. You can’t be doing chemotherapy while doing such a high intensity sport like cheerleading. That’s not how that works."

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19. @MalaineCrune-l7i
"The way the bald girl has such confidence to cheer"

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20. @SAGINAWDANCESHOW
"❤️🤍"

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21. R@mswood6256
"Go girls!!! And to Ms lady all natural and beautiful bets believe that look makes you shine girl❤️❤️

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22. @bmooremoore4460
"To my queen with no hair.. YOURE ROCKING IT!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️so pretty !!"

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23. @ziaidk
"@Unknown_randoms she is doing the exact same thing as the rest so I think she just said that because she’s bald"
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In a subsequent comment in this discussion thread @unknown__random wrote that she or he had deleted their comment about the cheerleader who is bald.

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24.@sunnyjordan5332
"@Unknown_randoms  also wtf do u mean brave dude she’s doing what everyone else is doing"

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25. @SilliestSmallGoose
" @Unknown_randoms  not hating at all, asking simply out of curiosity. what made her “good” in comparison to the rest? she visually didn’t have the most energy or anything, so what makes her performance stand out?"

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26. @K1m1aaa
"@Unknown_randoms  so.. how does she not stand out but she eats? Just delete the comment it don’t make sense"

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27. @Unknown_randoms
"@ bro I was gonna delete it, see the other message that I replied to"

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28. @charcharsbbq-d1y
"She has alopecia"

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29. @yomamabootycrud
"SHE ATE"

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30. @K1m1aaa
"You just saying that bc she bald and stand out the most😒"

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31. @RhylaArd-e8u
" @K1m1aaa I didn't even notice her until  I scanned the whole row, She's beautiful❤️❤️ I wonder what happened to her aswell"

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32. @spicytruth8721
"@RhylaArd-e8unothing had to happen… I hope ur a child and not a adult thinking like that."

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33. @Lovelyhearts33
"@K1m1aaa  not everyone thinks like you what is wrong with you I don't notice her until the the 3rd time I watched this."

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34. @K1m1aaa
"@ so you’re saying that the person in the original comment is lying AND you’re proving my point because I said they only “rocking it” because they’re bald AND your saying she’s a bad dancer? Ok"

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35. @313-lee
"@K1m1aaa  nah what you said was definitely weird"

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36. @K1m1aaa
"@313-lee  well if she ate doesn’t that mean she stands out? And ain’t she bald? Or do you see natural 613 wig?"

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37. kyacookie.digital
"The craziest thing is that some people are only hyping up the lady (I’m sorry if I mis-gender) with no hair (I promise no disrespect) and not the other cheerleaders.. They ALL did amazing!! Keep up the work❤️❤️"

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38. anitahaynes, 2026
"The girl that  has cancer she is so brave 🎉❤️

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Videos Of Pre 2013 Stomp & Shake Cheerleaders (with routines that don't include any "high steps" motions or have early examples of "high steps"

Howard University Battle Cheer "Sit Back Down"

CoachSpence, Oct 19, 2006

Howard University is located in Washington D.C.
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Notice that when they chant "You do move like this" the Howard University cheerleaders are parodying other cheerleading teams who perform upstomps (high steps) and when they chant "You shake like this", they are parodying the same cheerleaders for their jigga-pop (double shake) motion: 

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Latest revision -May 22, 2026 

This is Part III of this three part pancocojams series on stomp & shake cheerleader squads' upstomp (high step) motions. . 

This post showcases some YouTube videos of pre-2013 stomp & shake cheerleaders. These videos document cheer routines that don't include upstomps (high steps) or are early examples of "high steps" (upstomps).

One purpose of this post is to help document some "early" video examples of stomp & shake cheerleading and show the absence or the evolution of the upstomp (high step") motion that is now (in 2026) such an integral part of many standing* stomp & shake cheer routines.

*as opposed to stomp & shake cheers that are performed by cheerleaders who are sitting in gym bleachers 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/05/stomp-shake-cheerleaders-upstomps-high.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post presents definitions and YouTube video examples of stomp & shake cheerleaders' signature motions called "upstomp" (also known as "high steps".)

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/05/videos-of-stomp-shake-cheerleaders.html for Part II of this series. That post focuses on Videos Of Pre 2013 Stomp & Shake Cheerleaders Performing Upstomps (High Steps).

The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, and recreational purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thank to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to all those who are featured in these embedded YouTube videos. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/06/when-did-stomp-shake-cheerleading-begin.html for the pancocojams post about the history of stomp & shake cheerleading entitled "When Did Stomp & Shake Cheerleading Begin? (Online Comments & Website Statements)".

Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/05/stomp-shake-cheerleaders-upstomps-high.html for a 2026 pancocojams post entitled "Stomp & Shake Cheerleaders' "Upstomps" ("High Step") Motions (definitions & video examples)." The links for other pancocojams posts on this subject are included in that post. 

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EXAMPLES OF STOMP & SHAKE CHEERLEADING VIDEOS OF STOMP & SHAKE CHEERLEADING TEAMS THAT ARE PERFORMING EARLY FORMS OF HIGH STEPS (UPSTOMPS) OR AREN'T PERFORMING HIGH STEPS (UPSTOMPS)  

Disclaimer- These videos don't mean that those particular cheerleading teams didn't perform any upstomps (high steps) in their cheer routines before the year or during the year that that showcased video was filmed. Instead, these videos document that no upstomps or only early versions of upstomps were performed in that featured performance. Corrections are welcomed. 

These examples are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only. 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/06/examples-of-stomp-shake-cheerleading.html for Part I of a three part pancocojams series for a list of titles and provides words for some stomp & shake cheers. The links to the other parts of that series are given in each post.

SHOWCASE VIDEO #2-The World Renown Woo Woos of Virginia State University 

GoTrojans, Sep 30, 2010

2009 Freedom Classic, January 2009

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - SASSY (We Shake The Best)

 

woowooworkit. Feb 17, 2007

JV And Varsity SASSY cheerleaders cheer at the last game against bluestone
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The Sassy high school cheerleader team is from Prince Edward School District, Virginia.
{That school's cheerleaders may no longer use that name in the 2020s.] 

Prince Edward County is about 60 to 70 miles from Richmond, Virginia.

Virginia State University, home of the renown stomp & shake cheerleading team "the Woo Woos" is located in Chesterfield County, Virginia. 

The name of this video's publisher (and publisher of a number of other early videos of this high school team) signals that she is either a former Woo Woo cheerleader of is a fan of that Virginia State University cheerleader team. A number of commenters in Sassy video discussion threads shared that one of their former coaches was a member of Virginia State University's Woo Woo cheerleader team

Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIKS5JRSXhI for a 2011 YouTube video of Virginia State University's cheerleaders performing their "Who Shakes The Best" cheer and the cheer routine that they created for it. The Woo Woo's 2017 cheer routine for "Who Shakes The Best" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnYjar70j3w also doesn't include any upstomps. 

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4 - WSSU CHEERLEADERS GETTIN' CRUNK

CHEERPHI, Feb 22, 2008

WSSU CHEERLEADERS SHOWING U HOW IT SHOULD BE DONE AT THE ULTIMATE CHEER & DANCE EXPERIENCE TRIAD HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING COMPETITION 2007
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This is an iconic YouTube video of Winston-Salem State University cheerleaders performing some of their now classic stomp & shake cheers.

It's too bad that the visual quality is so poor.

Remember to click.https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/06/examples-of-stomp-shake-cheerleading.html for Part I of a three part pancocojams series for a list of titles and provides words for some stomp & shake cheers. The links to the other parts of that series are given in each post. 

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SHOWCASE #5 - Livingstone La-La's Cheerleading Squad 2012 (Part Two)

Livingstone BlueBears, Sep 6, 2012

The La-La's perform at Livingstone's 2012 fall sports pep rally.

Livingstone College is located in Salisbury, North Carolina.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #6 - Bowie State U Cheerleaders 9 October 2010

NexMillenia, Oct 12, 2010

Bowie State University is located in Prince George County, Maryland.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #7 - Armstrong Wildcat Cheerleaders 2

redhotkeke, Jun 2, 2007

Armstrong Cheerleaders doing what they do best!!
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The Armstrong Wildcat Cheerleader team is located in Richmond, Virginia. 

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #8 - Luv-A-Bulls Hay!

shaeforever, Mar 8, 2010
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Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU)'s cheerleaderteam is called Luv-A-Bylls.

That university is located in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Stomp & Shake Cheerleaders' "Upstomps" ("High Step") Motions (definitions & video examples from 2015 To 2023)

2015 WSSU Cheerleaders Rams Lets Turn Up

 Artistry Photography, Oct 24, 2015

[Winston-Salem State University, North Carolina]

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Latest revision - May 22, 2026

This is Part I of a three part pancocojams series on stomp & shake cheerleader squads' upstomp (high step) motions. 

This pancocojams post presents online definitions of and YouTube comments about one of  stomp & shake cheerleaders' signature motions that was an called "upstomps" and is now (in  referred to as "high steps").

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/05/videos-of-stomp-shake-cheerleaders.html for Part II of this series. That post focuses on Videos Of Pre 2013 Stomp & Shake Cheerleaders Performing Upstomps (High Steps)

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/05/pre-2013-videos-of-stomp-shake.html for Part III of this series. That post showcases videos of pre-2013 stomp & shake posts that don't include any "high steps" ("upstomp") motions in their cheer routines or have cheer routines that may be early examples of "high steps" (upstomps). 

The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, and recreational purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to all those who are featured in these embedded YouTube videos. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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This 2026 pancocojams post is a repeat of this subject that has been  showcased in previous pancocojams posts.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/05/descriptions-video-examples-of-upstomps.html for the 2022 pancocojams post entitled "Descriptions & Video Examples Of "Upstomps" and "Jiggle Pops" (Stomp & Shake Cheerleading Motions)"

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2023/06/stomp-and-shake-cheerleading-double.html for a 2023 pancocojams post entitled "Stomp And Shake Cheerleading Motions: "High Step" And "Double Shakes" (Descriptions & Video Examples)".

Also,click.https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/06/examples-of-stomp-shake-cheerleading.html for Part I of a three part pancocojams series for a list of titles and provides words for some stomp & shake cheers. The links to the other parts of that series are given in each post. 

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DEFINITIONS FOR STOMP & SHAKE CHEERLEADING'S SIGNATURE MOTION THAT IS KNOWN AS "UPSTOMPS" (also known as "HIGH STEPS")

From https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2023/06/stomp-and-shake-cheerleading-basic-terms.html

Pancocojams Editor's Note: "Upstomps" is an older term for what is now referred to as "high steps"

1."An upstomp is when you drive your right foot in the ground and you lift your left leg up in a 90 degree angle. You want to make sure that you're pointing your toes. That's very imperative when you upstomp 'cause if you don't it's not gonna look good. So you wanna make sure that you drive your right leg into the ground and then you're snapping your left leg up to a 90 degree angle with your toe pointed. You wanna see what it looks like? We'll show you.right now".... from UFIT UNIVERSERTY video on Facebook about upstomps https://www.facebook.com/UFITCHEERANDDANCEINC/videos/what-is-an-upstomp/2480945182208611/,   October 27, 2020**

2. AI Overview
"In stomp and shake cheerleading, an "upstomp" (or "high step") is a fundamental marching motion. It involves forcefully driving a bent knee up toward the chest while keeping the toe pointed downward and the opposite leg straight, combined with sharp, rhythmic stomping and syncopated arm movements.

Breaking Down the Upstomp
(High Step)The Leg Action: You rapidly raise one knee to a high angle (often parallel with the hips) while keeping the leg tightly squeezed and the toe pointed. The supporting leg remains straight.

The Rhythmic Stomp: The elevated foot is then stamped firmly back onto the ground on a strong musical or vocal beat, immediately followed by switching to the opposite leg.

The Arm Movements: While executing the high steps, cheerleaders perform synchronized, high-energy arm motions, such as high Vs, daggers, or the iconic "shake".

The Energy and Focus: Unlike traditional cheerleading where movements often involve a wide smile, upstomps are typically performed with a highly synchronized, serious, and aggressive crowd-engaging intensity.”…

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COMMENTS ABOUT UPSTOMPS (HIGH STEPS")
1. "With the upstomp, leg placement (the leg coming up) should be close to a 90 degree as possible with the upstomp foot POINTING downwards and beside the opposite knee as if you are in a (lib)"....Former Winston Salem State University coach CheerPhi93 (from his 2022 comment in the discussion thread for the YouTube video entitled "Southern University "Code Blue" Stomp & Shake Cheer Team" | 2020, Marvin Price, March 7, 2020  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu5VNhE493U 
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CheerPhi93 identified himself as a coach for Winston-Salem State University cheerleading coach in this comment that he posted in the discussion thread of another YouTube video:
"I Coached in 2003 and remember when the cheer was made up...It has been revised..and never never ever ever...Did it say Cowboys...lol...it's When you are messing with the Rams you are bound to get Krushed...

 Great Job Cheer Phi

 WSSU ALUM

CHEER PHI 93 (POPPA-RA)"
-@CheerPhi93, 2009, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyRaRAge3PE "WSSU CHEERLEADERS GETTIN CRUNK", published by ORIGINALCHEERPHI,
Feb 22, 2008
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"Cheer Phi" was (or is still?) one of the name for WSSU's cheerleading squads.

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2. *upstompjunkie" is a name of a male who is a former Winston Salem State University (WSSU) stomp and shake cheerleader. I "met" upstompjunkie when he posted comments to this article that I wrote in 2011:  https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/07/21/race-and-the-changing-shape-of-cheerleading/ Race And The Changing Shape Of Cheerleading, July 21, 2011

Here's a comment I received from @upstompjunkie about another signature stomp & shake move called "jigga-pops" ("double shakes''):
"Jigga-pop" or some call a "double shake" is a little hard to put into words. It's where you throw your hip over so hard it "whips back". It's very difficult to catch on to if not taught properly.... - email from upstompjunkie* to Azizi Powel, 2011/2012 
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Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab23Pg3lsyo&t=31s for "Basic Stomp & Shake Cheer Motions | How To High Step | Double Shake Tutorial" published by Itz Dijah, Apr 13, 2021 [5:42 to 7:54]

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ADDITIONAL YOUTUBE STOMP & SHAKE CHEERLEADING VIDEOS (POST 2015) WITH A FOCUS ON THE CHEERLEADERS PERFORMING "UPSTOMPS" ("HIGH STEPS")

These examples are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only. 

Notice that there are different ways that upstomps were performed or are now (in 2026) performed. For instance, some cheerleading squads flick/ed their foot out before bending their knee with their toes pointing down. 

The ways that a cheerleader team performs upstomps could have changed over time. However, every member of the cheerleader squad performs their upstomp motion and any other motions the same way in a specific routine.

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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/06/examples-of-stomp-shake-cheerleading.html for Part I of a three part pancocojams series entitled that list the titles and provides words for some stomp & shake cheers. The links to the other parts of that series are given in each post. 

Those posts may have the words to the cheers that are featured in this post, or the words to similar cheers may be found in those posts.  

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2- HBCU CHEERLEADERS ARE BOMB! VIRGINIA STATE CHEERLEADERS PUT ON A SHOW FOR THE FANS!

Stomp ‘N Shake Entertainment, Sep 17, 2023

The Trojans from Virginia State University came to Raleigh NC, to take on the Falcons of Saint Augustine’s University. VSU and SAU both have two very entertaining Stomp ’N Shake programs!  These teams cheered a hard four quarters and had to crowd hype the entire time! Check them out!

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3-Cute Stomp and Shake Cheers Top 10 | #6

Stomp & Shake University, Jan 3, 2022

This video is for Educational Purposes 💖

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SHOWCASE #4- I Bet You Won't Get Buck

Cheer Leads Elite, Apr 2, 2022  #cheerleading #stompandshake #cheer

#stompnshake #cheer #cheerleading #cle #stompandshake #basketball

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #5 - You Don't Want No Problems, You Just Talk Like You Do! ***Full vid***

Courtney Rená, Apr 15, 2023  #stompandshake #cheer #blackexcellence

The full video of the high school stomp and shake cheer battle at a high school game. Absolutely love these young ladies 💯❤️

 #cheer

#stompandshake

#cheerbattles

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Correcting The Mistaken Belief That Stomp & Shake Cheerleading Is Performed At Every Historically Black University (Part IV: comments from the discussion thread for a 2022 video of a cheer battle between TxSU vs PV University)

Smash Time Productions, Premiered Mar 7, 2022

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This is Part IV of a four part pancocojams series which corrects the mistaken belief that stomp & shake cheerleading is the cheer style that is performed at every historically Black college and university (HBCU).

 This post showcases a 2022 YouTube video of a basketball game half-time cheer battle between cheerleaders from Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas and cheerleaders from Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas. 

This post also presents some comments from that video's discussion thread about the differences in the cheerleading styles between Historical Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) in SWAC athletic conference and in CIAA athletic conference. Other related subjects are also discussed in these selected comments.
  

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All copyrights remain with their owners.   

Thanks to the cheerleading teams that are featured in this video, thanks to all those who are quoted in this post ,and thanks to the publisher of the video that is embedded in this post.
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This post can be considered as Part IV in an ongoing pancocojams series entitled entitled "Correcting The Mistaken Belief That Stomp & Shake Cheerleading Is Performed At Every Historically Black University. Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/05/correcting-mistaken-belief-that-stomp.html for Part I of that series. The links to the other three posts in this series are found in those posts.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THREE COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCES
This information is provided since these conferences are repeatedly mentioned in the comments that are quoted in this post. 

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Association
"The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is a collegiate athletic conference, mostly consisting of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). CIAA institutions affiliate at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).[1]

The twelve member institutions reside primarily along the central portion of the East Coast of the United States, in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Since a majority of the members are in North Carolina, the CIAA moved its headquarters to Charlotte, North Carolina from Hampton, Virginia in August 2015.[2]

The CIAA sponsors 14 annual championships and divides into north and south divisions for some sports. The most notable CIAA sponsored championship is the CIAA Basketball Tournament having become one of the largest college basketball events in the nation.[3]"...
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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwestern_Athletic_Conference
"The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is a collegiate athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Southern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; in football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly referred to as Division I-AA.

The SWAC is widely considered the premier HBCU conference and ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni affiliated with professional sports teams, particularly in football.[1] On the gridiron, the conference has been the biggest draw on the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level of the NCAA, leading the nation in average home attendance every year except one since FCS has been in existence.[2][3] In 1994, the SWAC fell just 40,000 fans short of becoming the first non-Football Bowl Subdivision conference to attract one million fans to its home games.”…
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR THIS VIDEO
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UohggLv5v8o

2022

1. @MR_Mocha_Major
"Wait a minute! I didn’t know the cheerleaders had all that smoke! I’m here for it! Great job both teams!"

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2. @beyoncestan101
"Hmmm you never watched CIAA cheerleaders ? Lol"

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3. @MR_Mocha_Major
"@beyoncestan101  Never heard of it. Looking it up now."

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4. @beyoncestan101
"@MR_Mocha_Major  CIAA is the oldest HBCU athlete conference. You need to brush up on your HBCU history. It’s only 4 HBCU athlete conferences."

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5. @MR_Mocha_Major
"@beyoncestan101  I’m from the south. All I have ever known is SWAC."

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6. @beyoncestan101
"@MR_Mocha_Major  The majority of CIAA schools are in the South also in NC,SC and VA."
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7. @MR_Mocha_Major
"@beyoncestan101  I’m from Louisiana. I should have specified the DEEP south. I consider those states the northeast lol"

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8. @beyoncestan101
"@MR_Mocha_Major  I’m from NC and this is very much the South. NC has more students enrolled at HBCUs than any other state. 60k plus to be exact. We have the strongest HBCU culture here."

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9. @supreme7057
"@beyoncestan101  Never heard of any HBCU outside of Southern, Jackson, Famu, Howard, Hampton, Grambling, Tuskegee, TXSU, PVAMU,  Morehouse, Clark and Spelman until like a few years ago."

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10. @supreme7057
"I was in Charlotte one weekend and it just so happen to be CIAA. I had no idea what it was even about."
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11. @beyoncestan101
"@supreme7057  lol I’m sure you noticed the 150,000+ people and A- list celebrities like Drake, Diddy, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj that attend as well "

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12. @beyoncestan101
"@supreme7057  LOL I wouldn’t brag about being uninformed about HBCUs. In NC which has the most students enrolled at HBCUs we don’t talk much about SWAC or SIAC schools but we know who they are.  NCAT got like 5k more students then the biggest SWAC school please stop. 😂"
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from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Conference "The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Formed in 1913, it consists mostly of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), with all but one member located in the Southern United States."
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NCAT= North Carolina A&T (Agriculture and Technology) University

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13. @supreme7057
"@beyoncestan101  Not bragging. Just saying, it's not the Met Gala or anything. It's a regional celebration. I had fun that weekend I was there and loved Charlotte and even came back the next year"

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14. @beyoncestan101
"@supreme7057  The CIAA is the Met Gala of HBCU events. In 10 years the city of Charlotte made over 700,000 million dollars. The tournament moved to Baltimore, MD for 3 years."

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15. @themeanfriend.5928
"@beyoncestan101  North Carolina has more students in HBCU because North Carolina pushes high school students in college and teaches students that they won’t be sh-t* unless they attend college. They teach students how to work for someone else."
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*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.

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16. @ericford4490
"And y'all are leaving out the most important fact NC has the most HBCUs than any state it's why we have the most attendants and the largest HBCU enrollment wise is n NC (NCA&T) and somebody lying saying they never heard of any HBCUs in NC who graduates the most  Black Engineers in the World whose School of Engineering is ranked in the top 5 Nationally that's including PWIs- NC A&T, NCCU is one of the top law schools in the country and WSSU is one of the top nursing school in the country. All three of the great HBCUs are in the State of NC"

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17. @ericford4490
"@ MR Mocha Major these cheerleaders ain't ready  for the Cheerleaders of the CIAA they can't compete with that Stomp&Shake style that would make these two squads look like a  elementary school squad especially compared to WSSU and St Augustine University squads"

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18. @supreme7057
"@ericford4490  In the South, the stomp and shake style would be more suited for a Pep Squad or Step Team. Our cheerleaders focus more on tumbling and being girly. I watch some stomp and shake videos and it seems the focus is energy and pep. It's cool. I don't understand it, because it's not my culture. But, they look cute most times."

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19. @supreme7057
"@ericford4490  Lol. Yes. As someone from Louisiana, I recently (last 5 years) found out that people from Virginia consider themselves southerners. I never knew that."

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20. @ericford4490
"@supreme7057  it's because they are a southern state they had no choice. if Washington DC was a state it would be a southern state, Maryland is a southern state"

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21. @ericford4490
"@supreme7057  and u think stomp & Shake isn't girly ...lol...wow y'all ppl in the Deep South are I keep the rest to myself..lol . There's nothing about stomp &Shake that's appropriate for a step team. And y'all need to do more than concentrate on tumbling y'all have a lot to work to do in that area alone. tumbling can be incorporated in stomp and shake cause NC A&T does quite well with it. And what do you think cheerleading here? A pep squad is a student body thing has nothing to do with cheer and the purpose of cheerleaders is to pep up the fans during a game... what exactly are they teaching y'all in the Deep South got me puzzled"

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22. @supreme7057
"@ericford4490  That's why I said, It's not my culture. Just a heads up: I like Stomp and Shake.  I'm still learning about it. I thought the goal was the stomp the loudest and to cheer in the deepest voice. Stomp and Shake is becoming more and more popular. Even Southern University has a separate Stomp and Shake team now."

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23. @supreme7057
"@ericford4490  Send me the best Stomp And Shake squads to watch. I love all forms of dance and cheer and can appreciate Stomp and Shake."

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24. @supreme7057
"@beyoncestan101  CIAA brings in about 43 million per year for Charlotte. That's less than what the Bayou Classic brings to New Orleans, which is only two teams against each other. CIAA is not this big thing you think it is. It's fun and I love seeing successful black people, but yea."

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25. @ericford4490
"@supreme7057  no stomp and Shake is about using all body parts it's not restricted to arm usage it's also a fast pace of cheering and the cheers are more personal meaning not necessarily team focused  but cheerleader to cheerleader focused and more confrontational. The cheers are loud but the stomps not necessarily so but in away perfect for bench cheering for example a basketball game"

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26. @ericford4490
"@supreme7057  Stomp and Shake isn't my culture it's not that old. It was created in North Carolina less than 20 yrs ago. I'm getting use to it myself because I come from old school competitive based cheering wear stiffness, arms and tumbling is the only focus stomp and Shake requires a lot of quickness "
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27. @beyoncestan101
"@supreme7057  The CIAA tournament is like the 3rd most attended NCAA basketball tournament amongst all 3 divisions mam. Not just HBCU but D1 as well. The city made over $600 million dollars. That is HUGE for any city to make that much money from a NCAA event."

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28. @beyoncestan101
"@supreme7057  You’re a liar! The 2021 Final Four generated around $40m for Indianapolis . Charlotte made lover $50 million at the 2020 CIAA tournament. The CIAA tournament is actually one of the biggest sporting events in American sports culture not just HBCU Cultufe."

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29. @lavkyn
"Right! both looked great😊"

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30. @ericgoldberg1079
"Is this normal for HBCU cheer teams to “meet in the middle” I went to LSU and have never seen anything like this… or maybe it’s a special cheer off😂….I definitely found it interesting…. W goes to TxSU…..🏅😆🥇🎖"

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31. @lihjayyt2516
"Look up stomp & shake"

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32. @cbsoiceyy
"A Norfolk State Vs Hampton University cheer battle 😭😭.. we literally are at the line in each other’s face !"

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33. @ericgoldberg1079
"@cbsoiceyy  I actually find this interesting and I LOVE 💕 IT!!!"

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34. @WalterTerrell2009
"Gotta love the SWAC!"

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35. @bogusguhl2715< 2023
"CIAA has FAR better cheerleaders"

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36. @asheshshah5017
"The TSU AND PVU RIVAL IS SERIOUS!!!!!!!"

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37. @Kenkappa89, 2023
"Oh you ain’t know"

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38. @gregrodgers194, 2024
"YES IT IS!!"

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39. @ConsciousFBA, 2024
"Nothing like the rivalry between Howard and Hampton. They go at it and leave it on the floor."

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40. @tangelawoodland4385
"Loved the battle but PV need to leave that stomp n shake mess alone. Don't bring that mess to the SWAC....WE DON'T DO THAT HERE!"

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41. @ericford4490
"What stomp and shake. The SWAC can't handle the stomp and shake and u right they do need to leave it alone but they first need to develop the technique first"

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42. @tynerapiper2722
"WE DON’T DO THAT HERE!!!!!!!!!!"

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43. @ericford4490
"@tynerapiper2722  that ain't the only thing y'all don't do here, cheering not one of them either but that deathdrop was a beast and the only thing I found impressive about this video. And what PV was trying to do wasn't anywhere near Stomp & Shake it's best they stick with their own traditional type of cheering. Stomp and Shake was created n NC y'all ain't ready for that down there..."

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44. @tynerapiper2722
"@ericford4490  Listen, what they do there now is their business. I am proud either way!  I can only speak for when I was cheering AND captain 10 years ago!!! The death drop did shut PV down, but if THIS were MY SQUAD, PV wouldn’t have gotten a chance to shake their pom poms ☺️"

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45. @ericford4490
"@tynerapiper2722  lol ... i hear you.. I'm old school still big on competitive cheerleading. And this Stomp and Shake has taken over in high school circles in NC especially at prodominated black schools hell I'm still pissed my alma mater (NCAT) dropped coed and went to all female straight stomp &Shake squad but I guess they had no choice since Stomp and Shake is sooo huge n NC"

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46. @beyoncestan101
"I need SWAC cheerleaders to study the CIAA because this was very sloppy."

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47. @RJ25255
"Maybe pvam but TXSU handled theirs 🐅🐅🐅"

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48. @beyoncestan101
"@RJ25255  Nah they would get ate up my multiple CIAA squads in this format"

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49. @ericford4490
"Both teams have a lot of work to do, the only thing I was impressed with was that death drop. The one cheer that each squad did do lacked enough energy for me. Tx Southern squad was acting more like a danceline than a cheer squad"

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50. @RJ25255
"@beyoncestan101  Chile.. which teams so I can blast you lol"

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51. @beyoncestan101
"@RJ25255  WSSU, Virginia State, Lincoln, Bowie, St. Aug ,l just to name a couple."

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52. @RJ25255
" @beyoncestan101  Chile"

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53. @beyoncestan101
"@RJ25255  CIAA has the most popular rand original HBCU cheerleaders. This is why “ Super Saturday” attracts thousands of fans. The SWAC squads would get are up by most CIAA squads."
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“Are up” is a typo for “ate up”

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54. @perrion357
"@beyoncestan101  That may be true, but the SWAC has the Best Marching Bands in the Country, the CIAA doesn't really have bands 50 people and less doesn't count"

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55. @beyoncestan101
"@perrion357  What does Band have to do with cheerleading? The CIAA is D2 and smaller private schools. Still the CIAA Basketball tournament is the #1 HBCU sporting event ."

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56. @RJ25255
"@beyoncestan101  the SWAC is still the best! Everyone check for us boo! Have a blessed week!"

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57. @jerronjohnson
"🤣😂😂🤣🤣 I was thinking the same thing. But I decided to let them have it #HBCUPRIDE and all .. But this was funny at best"

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58. @beyoncestan101
"@jerronjohnson  Hmm the largest HBCU is. NC A&T  and GHOE is the biggest Homecoming . Howard, Spelman, Morehouse are the most prestigious. The CIAA Tournament is also the biggest HBCU sporting event. No shade but none of these schools are in the SWAC."
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59.@daizytales
"@beyoncestan101  nobody cares lol they ain’t battling ciaa school 😂"

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60. @bestwaypossible7413
"(I GOT TIME TODAY). The hate.. 🤣🤣. Well, it’s expected 🤷🏾‍♂️;  you can almost smell the hate by reading the totally irrelevant comparison to the CIAA🤣.  To truly understand “SWAC culture”, you must have an appreciation for the specific distinction between the different HBCU schools and conferences. Its like vocal accents almost.. that vary from different places within the US, or different foods we appreciate in Chicago or Atlanta. Two different places and unique flavors but There’s an appreciation for both if you understand the history of each HBCU. ALL should equally be celebrated! We love CIAA schools but the SWAC Is and always will be in its OWN lane. PERIOD, just has any other region or conference. LET TXSU and PV have their shine. Dang 🤣🤣 smh.. there’s always one.. lol 😂 — TXSU C/o 2009 🤘🏾 🐅 💨"

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61. @beyoncestan101
"@bestwaypossible7413  I absolutely love SWAC Culture! Being in the East Coast football culture is not as big this is lord basketball dominated . However the CIAA is Iconic for HBCU cheerleadering and the other HBCU conferences can take a lesson or two from the style and precision of the teams. This was NOT a good battle . The CIAA cheer exhibition at it speak filled an NBA arena sir……."

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62. @Bigobanger
"Ain't nobody checking for no F2 I mean D2 schools let's go SWAC"

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63. @EsiJua
"@beyoncestan101  TSU and PV are in "the real (deep) south" -like most SWAC schools.  They dont have real "battles" down here - just awkward friendly rivalries. We're too kind down here for hard-nosed "battles". CIAA is actually east coast and quasi-southern. Y'all used to fighting (battling) out there and Atlanta hasn't been "southern" since all of Black Chicago, St. Louis, Philly, NYC and Detroit moved there in 90s and early 2000s."

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64. @ericford4490
"@beyoncestan101  thats not true most CIAA schools are public institutions with the exception of JCSU, Livingstone , Shaw, St Aug, and Lincoln"

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65. @ericford4490
"@Bigobanger  scared to check? Although, they D2 if we were to match up The SWAC cheerleaders against the CIAA cheerleaders the SWAC won't win once and will get booed off their own courts. She's right this ain't even considered a cheer battle idk what to call it a battle definitely it ain't. I've seen all the SWAC cheerleaders squads they all lack energy their stunts are simple but nowhere near top notch. A matter of fact I can put some high school cheerleading squads like Harding University HS, Vance HS, Olympic HS all out of Charlotte, NC, Dudley HS out of Durham, Fayetteville 71st out of Fayetteville these are high schools out of NC will have the energy on turbo from the start to the end and wax the floor with these SWAC cheerleaders boy please you better recognize!! cause you ain't seen jack!!!"

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70. @ericford4490
"Most of the institutions that was part of the old MEAC came from the CIAA .. North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, Hampton, And Norfork St all were former CIAA schools look at them now!!!"

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71. @SmashTimeProductions
"@bestwaypossible7413  well said! Everyone has there own lane! CIAA Cheerleaders have gotten all the shine for years. Mainly because their bands and other units are not as entertaining compared their cheer squads . Vs the SWAC most ppl are coming to see the bands and cheer gets overlooked. Now i post one high quality video of SWAC cheer and it’s a problem. Makes me wonder would have if SWAC cheer got even more exposure. 🤔"

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72. @beyoncestan101
"@SmashTimeProductions  It’s not a problem we love all HBCUs ❤️ I was just saying this format is original to the CIAA and I’m glad the Stomp n Shake style is finally taking off in the SWAC!"

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73. @cartiercroix
"@beyoncestan101  please understand SWACC isn’t stomp and shake. When all you do is stay on the east coast you begin to be closed minded. SWACC is very much a stunt, and tumble squads with strong sharp motions we don’t do stomp and shake. And that’s coming from a cheerleader who cheered in Georgia, Maryland. People need to understand the difference in styles"

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74. @cartiercroix
"@SmashTimeProductions  go ahead and keep filming the cheer teams from the SWACC bc clearly they want more"

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75. @SmashTimeProductions
"@cartiercroix  Trust me i will."

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76. @njdivad, 2023
"PVAMU grad. Seriously,  all I saw was hair whipping. Not a lot of technical or creativity"

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77. @lawrence9992
"Hmmmm ciaa cheerleaders are wayyy better. Specifically WSSU"

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78. @JDURANTPANTHER
"Umm two different styles of cheer we don’t stomp and shake in the SWAC however we never run from a battle from any school"

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79. @mrpat7569
"Good stuff on both sides.... this would have been 10x better if they had a little stomp shake"

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80.@PhoneHacked69
"Cheer Competitions / Battles are different in the South. We show out."

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