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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Edited by Azizi Powell
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)
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"
28.
"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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