"Male Stomp & Shake Cheerleaders At Winston-Salem State University, North Carolina (videos and comments)

Artistry Photography, Nov 12, 2013

check out the WSSU's school song and football victory celebration over FSU

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Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest update - May 31, 2026

This pancocojams post showcases ten YouTube videos of Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) cheerleaders. These videos focus on the male cheerleaders in those squads and documents some of the moves that have been performed or are now being performed by those male cheerleaders. 

This post also presents comments about WSSU's male cheerleaders that are included in the discussion threads for four of these showcased YouTube videos.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks, in particular, to all past and present WSSU male cheerleaders. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/02/african-american-male-stomp-shake.html for a closely related 2014 pancocojams post entitled "African American Male Stomp & Shake Cheerleaders (videos)". That post is given without any discussion thread comments.

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
The purpose of this post is to provide some documentation about the ways that male stomp and shake cheerleaders perform their cheerleading squad's routine.

I would have liked to have added descriptions in this post of the types of cheer moves these male cheerleaders perform/ed. However, I've never been a cheerleader and don't feel qualified to even attempt those descriptions except in a very generalized way as given in this next paragraph.

I also would have liked to have included more comments about whether people think it's appropriate for male cheerleaders to shake their hips. For instance, it appears that the male cheerleaders don't do the fast double shake ("jigga-pops") that the female cheerleaders do. However, it appears that most commenters on this subject believe that it's alright for males to perform pelvic thrusts as part of the cheerleading routine.

Please add any opinions that you have about this subject in this pancocojams post's comment section below. Thanks in advance!

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DISCLAIMER:

This pancocojams post doesn't purport to document all of the WSSU cheerleader squads that have or have had male cheerleaders and all of the moves that males in those squads perform/ed.

This post also doesn't purport to represent all male stomp and shake cheerleaders who have been a member of or are now a member of stomp and shake cheerleader squads from elementary school through university levels. 

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR SHOWCASE VIDEO #1

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4xWJgbBWUc

1. @dstgirl9of9,2013
"I LOVE me some WSSU Cheerleaders!!  Graduated from SU in 88.  However I don't like it when the male cheerleaders are doing the SAME moves as the girls!  Although, they didn't do the EXACT same moves, they did however do a little too much shaking! Just a few years ago (when the light skinned guy cheered) he didn't do all of those moves! When did they start moving like that?  Anyway, there are a LOT of guys cheering on this squad, can't wait to see what they do at CIAA!"

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2. @TheDizfunkshunal1,2013
"I have to agree with dstgirl9of9. Guys man up your routine a little. The stripper walk could have been the lean back for you. Remember you are the muscle. At any rate I enjpyed your performance. BEHOLD THE GREEN AND GOLD!"

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3. @OneVoice412,2014
"“I guess they started doing it when guys standing there became boring. as a male cheerleader we are always limited to what we can do. although we don't shake, it doesn't mean we can't do other things to look as a squad. I'd never want to see male cheerleaders shake. however I do love that the WSSU guys move just a bit more than what they used to. it's all a form a dance.”

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4. @crazysexycool180,2014
"“OneVoice412 check out the 2014 WSSU cheerleading videos, the Males did a great job this year."

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5. @OneVoice412,2014
"Artistry Photography oh I know they did. I was very please at what they did. from one male cheerleader to another. I am proud that they didn't shake, but they did just enough and kept it masculine at the same time. How it should be done.”

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6. @Renono139, 2015
"See that's where everyone messes up when they try to critique this squad. What makes SU so different from EVERYONE else is that they stick to THEIR TRADITION. I think the guys add another element to this AWESOME team. I'd rather see them move or shake a little than just stand there while the girls dance, like most squads. Anyway. To each it's own I guess."

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7. @overlypleasant4209,2019
"I'mma male cheer leader so lemme say this... If I want to do a lil shimmy I'mma do it like damn lemme enjoy what I do and have fun with it. Acting like they up there twerking it down. They got rhythm and they using it GOD BLESS Y'ALL HAVE A BLESSED DAY"

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2:  WSSU Cheerleaders at the 2014 CIAA Cheer Exhibition

IiAmKevinTerrell03, Mar 3, 2014
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Here are some comments from this video's discussion thread. 

There are a total of 12 comments in this discussion thread as of May 31, 2026. These are the comments that refer to the male cheerleaders.

Numbers added for referencing purposes only. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rfG9a6YTDo&t=6s[
 
1. @tyhaerasturgis6352, 2015
"LOUIS LOUIS LOUIS YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!"

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2. @dstgirl9of9, 2014
"I can't get enough of this video!!  Big boy (sorry I don't know his name) did his thang in the back!!"

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3. @ejones440, 2014
"dst9of9
WSSU Cheerleaders did a fantastic job.  Yes! Louis did a great job. Keep up to great work! 

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4. @tasiaitgirltate4656, 2014
"His name is louis. I love him! i just found out he's a senior, so it's his last exhibition :( Great Job Cheer phi though !! love my HBCU"

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5. @dstgirl9of9, 2014
"Well his Senior Year ended with a big BANG!!!  Good for him!!! "

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5. @ejones440, 2014
"Great routine! The guys were great but the heavy set really work it! The heavy set guy could had bigger shirt to cover his stomach. Overall, the performance was great nice transition with the music. "

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6. @dstgirl9of9, 2014
"It looked like it was big enough, I think it was sweater material or something like that that's why it kept rising.  You see when he pulled it down, it was more than long enough.  The good thing is that at least he had on a tshirt underneath. :-)" 

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3: 2015 WSSU Cheerleaders, Hey Everybody

Artistry Photography, Oct 23, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA3JyJJG2ts

This video's discussion thread has 4 comments as of May 31, 2026. None of those comments refer to the male cheerleaders.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4: WSSU Cheerleaders CIAA Performance 2016

 

dizznikkak09,Mar 8, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj4uJ2tXNdk

This video has a total of 23 comments in its discussion thread as of May 31, 2026.

There's just one comment that refers to male cheerleaders:

@phDST1913, 2019
"the one guy was messing up on every lift.  he wasn't prepared"
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The other comments are on the subject of the differences between traditional cheerleading (that at least one commenter referred to as "white cheerleading" and stomp and shake cheerleading (which that same commenter referred to as "black cheerleading".) Those commenters also wrote about whether stomp and shake cheerleaders did stunts and, if so, which (university) stomp and shake cheerleaders did stunts.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #5: 2017 WSSU Cheerleaders Homecoming, Get Up

Artistry Photography, Oct 29, 2017
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Here are some comments from this video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only.

There are a total of 16 comments in this discussion thread as of May 31, 2026. These are the comments that refer to male cheerleaders:

1. @blkmaverick03, 2017
"Oh snap! I recognize that guy as the one that was on Harding's team when they were battling POB. Nice to see he made a college team."
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This comment refers to two high schools in Charlotte, North Carolina: Harding University High School and Phillip O. Berry (POB) High School. A number of YouTube videos of cheer battles between those two high schools are on YouTube, including some videos from 2023.  

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2. @nwahsekdrof8732
"A W I said the Same he is really good"

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3. @jasminesmith3017,2017
"A W i seen those facial ecpressions , and said yep thats him !!" 

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #6: WSSU Powerhouse Cheerleaders: 2018 Football Highlights



HBCUGameday, Mar 29, 2019

Highlights from Winston-Salem State University's Power House of Red and White Cheerleaders from the 2018 Football Season.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3PSCLfBLyQ

There are only 3 comments in this video's discussion thread. None of those comments refer to the male cheerleaders.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #7: 2019 WSSU Rams Cheerleaders, Lights Out



Artistry Photography, Sep 18, 2019
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFhfk7iaNG4

There are only 14 comments in this video's discussion thread. None of those comments refer to the male cheerleaders.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #8: 2021 WSSU Homecoming Cheerleaders, Get Yourself Together

Artistry Photography, Oct 29, 2021
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq7wAa_zIXk

There are only 14 comments in this video's discussion thread. None of those comments refer to the male cheerleaders.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #9: WSSU Powerhouse victory circle after first win of 2022

HBCUGameday, Oct 16, 2022

Winston-Salem State University cheer squad the Powerhouse of Red and White met at the logo for one of the best traditions in HBCU football.... the Powerhouse victory circle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3zVrPJZ7vE&t=12s

There are no comments in this video's discussion thread (as of May 31, 2026.)

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #10: 4th Quarter Vlog

WSSU Powerhouse Of Red And White, Premiered May 5, 2023
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As of May 31, 2026 there are only 8 comments in this video's discussion thread. Here's the only comment that refers to the male cheerleaders: 

@mrpat7569,2023
"dude has a good cheer voice 2:32"
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This video begins with WSSU's signature yell (call; squeal).

Notice that one female cheerleader and one male cheerleader wear glasses during this cheer performance. Based on the YouTube videos that I've watch, wearing glasses while cheering appears to be very rarely done in any stomp and cheer (or mainstream cheerleading) performance from elementary school level through university level.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #11 - Winston-Salem State University Powerhouse of Red and White Cheerleaders 

Hbcugrad, Dec 11, 2023
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKOqeS51ANE

As of May 31, 2026, there are a total of 23 comments in this YouTube video's discussion thread. Here are the comments that refer to male cheerleaders (Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.)

1. @nonswirlzone, 2024
"Why those dudes in the video, messing it up?"
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I think the implication of this comment is that men only want to see female cheerleaders. 

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2. @brianspotville1499, 2024
"I'm proud of them all there in college where are you"

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3. @CoolOnes5150, 2024
"@brianspotville1499

 I agree 100% 👍👍

 Also our youngsters starting in jr High to High School need to see this!"

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4. @toryjei9435, 2024
"Live and let live!! Be gone with the Hate"

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5. @Sunbloom289, 2024

"This is nothing new.
Male cheerleaders go back many and I mean many  decades."

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6. @troystrong8041, 2024
"They were just more “manly” and not shaking as much as the ladies back in the day️"
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There are comments in this video's discussion thread about the fact that Winston-Salem State University's cheerleaders and Virginia State University's cheerleaders are both originators of their styles of stomp & shake cheerleading. These comments are in response to a commenter that wrote that WSSU's cheerleaders were knock-offs of VSU's cheerleaders.

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African American Male Stomp & Shake Cheerleaders (videos)

Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest Update-December 19, 2024

This pancocojams post showcase six videos of University level stomp and shake cheerleader squads that include at least one male.

The content of this video is provided for historical, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2023/06/eight-youtube-videos-of-wssu-male-stomp.html for the related 2023 pancocojams post entitled "Male Cheerleaders at Winston Salem State University, A Historically Black University (videos and comments)".

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EDITORIAL COMMENT AND DISCLAIMER: [written in 2014]
I'm aware that some non-Black cheerleaders participate in university level stomp and shake cheerleading. However, there is no question that almost all of the cheerleaders who have participated in this African American originated sport/performance art in the past and the present are Black (if not African American). And to date, in my perusal of multiple YouTube stomp and shake university level cheerleading videos, I have never seen a non-Black male cheerleader.

However, by no means is this post a comprehensive video presentation of African American males in stomp and shake cheerleading.

From my review of YouTube videos, it seems to me that 99.9% of university (and high school) stomp and shake cheerleaders are female. In contrast, according to http://cheerleading.about.com/od/cheerleadingfunstuff/l/blfunfacts.htm "97% of all cheerleaders are female, however, almost 50% of collegiate Cheerleaders are male." [end of quote.] The term "collegiate cheerleaders" in that quote for the most part probably refers to traditional college & university level cheerleading squads.
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I believe my comment about never seeing a non-Black stomp and shake cheerleader in university level YouTube videos is still true in 2024, but isn't true for high school level stomp and shake cheerleading.

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FEATURED VIDEOS
These videos are presented in chronological order with the oldest dated videos presented first.
No comments from these selected videos are included in this post and they are presented with relatively very little editorial comments.

Multiple videos of the same squad from different years are included in this post to show different examples of male cheerleaders on that particular squad.

WARNING: As is the case with many YouTube videos, the comment threads of these videos may contain profanity, racist comments, and other objectionable content.

That said, some of the comments on these threads provide historical information and/or provide glimpses of African American opinions about the subject of traditional cheerleading versus stomp and shake cheerleading, and about African Americans themselves.

Example #1: WSSU CHEERLEADERS FOR MTV (watch in High Quality)



Flowchildent, Uploaded on Sep 24, 2008

WSSU Cheerleaders tryout for MTV Show
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WSSU = Winston Salem State University is a historically Black university located in North Carolina.

The MTV show was Paula Abdul's Rah! Cheerleader show (2009). From the comments on this viewer comment thread and another video comment thread for the "traditional" female cheerleading squad for Morehouse University, Atlanta, Ceorgia, a historically Black male university*, neither of those squads were accepted as participants on that reality television show. I haven't been able to find the names of the five cheerleader squads that were featured on that show. However, from the comments I read, all the featured squads were traditional cheerleaders.

*Morehouse's cheerleaders are Spelman University students. That nearby female historically Black university is considered a sister institution to Morehouse.

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Example #2: VSU Woo Woos and NSU Cheerleaders "Hello Cheer" 1997



GoTrojans, Uploaded on Nov 12, 2008

NSU vs VSU 1997 Labor Day Classic - 1st game at NSU Dick Price Football Stadium
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Virginia State University is a historically Black university. It's cheerleaders are called "Woo Woos. Norfolk State University is a historically Black university in Virginia.

Notice the male cheerleaders on both teams.

I've watched a number of YouTube videos of the VSU Woo Woo. I was surprised to see male Woo Woo cheerleaders as there were no male cheerleaders in any of those other Woo Woo videos. I wonder what year this changed.

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Example #3: LC Cheerleaders Cheerin' Their Team On!!!



vcheer88 Uploaded on Mar 13, 2009

Livingstone College Cheerleaders
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Livingstone is a historically Black university located in North Carolina.

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Example #4: WSSU Cheerleaders 09-10/ Talkin out the side of yo neck!



yorztrulie, Uploaded on Feb 4, 2010

Dancing to the song "Talkin out the side of your neck" at the WSSU vs. NCAT bball game where the Rams won. GO RAMS!!!! lol
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WSSU = Winston Salem State University, North Carolina; NCAT = North Carolina Agricultural & Tecnologial State University

"Talkin out the side of your neck" is a recording by Cameo. To "talk out the side of your neck" means to talk nonsense.

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Example #5: Tuskegee Cheerleaders Spring Open House 2010



Gashlyn2010, Uploaded on Jun 20, 2010

Tuskegee Cheerleaders Performing "Get on that Skegee Train"
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Tuskegee is a historically Black university that is located in Alabama.

The words to this chant and the words to a number of other stomp & shake chants and cheers can be found on my cocojams.com stomp & shake cheerleader page. The link to that page is given below in the Related Links section.

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Example #6: 2013 WSSU Homecoming Cheerleaders pump it up



Artistry Photography, Published on Oct 13, 2013

2013 WSSU Cheerleaders perform during Homecoming
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The way that male cheerleaders perform within the same squad has changed over time. For instance, a number of comments in the viewer comment thread for the 2007 video "HBCU CHEER BATTLE pt. 2" criticized Winston-Salem State University's cheerleaders because they said that the one lone WSSU male cheerleader, Darius, shaked while doing the cheers. In response to this, CharlesClarkTV, a commenter who supported WSSU wrote that year that "...I didn't see Darius shake not one time so someone needs to look at the video a little clearer. Ya'll hating because he killed just like that girls did without shaking!!"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5NoNatVZ8s

WARNING: The publisher's summary statement and the viewer comment thread for that video contain profanity.

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RELATED LINKS
Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Association for information about another conference of historically Black colleges and universities, mostly in North Carolina. The universities in this post that are members of CIAA are WSSU, Livingstone, NCAT, and VSU which was previously a member of MEAC.

That above linked CIAA page contains a statement about stomp and shake cheerleading. All the squads of CIAA universities perform stomp and shake cheerleading.

Also, click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Eastern_Athletic_Conference.

Some cheerleading squads in the MEAC perform stomp and shake cheerleading while others perform traditional cheerleading. The universities in this post which were members of MEAC at the time of those videos are VSU and NSU.

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Click http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs039/1102836658889/archive/1110810635530.html for some historical information about males on Winston-Salem State University's cheerleading squads.

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Click http://www.cocojams.com/content/stomp-and-shake-cheerleader-cheers this page of my cocojams.com cultural website to find general information & comments about and selected videos & the words of university level stomp & shake cheerleading squads.

Note: I voluntarily de-activated my cocojams.com website in October 2014.

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