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[quote=Anonymous]What does she like about it?  It sounds like she may enjoy the social aspects of it?  Maybe you could look at other clubs that might offer more socializing than physical activities (Scouts, Destination Imagination, etc.)

There are lots of dance classes she could take for fun. Maybe she’d like hip-hop, square dancing, dancing from another culture, etc.). Maybe look at Rec center programs which might be less intense and designed more for fun. YouTube has lessons for all kinds of dance and exercise that she could try out and explore.

If she likes Cheerleading, she might be interested in Gymnastics that she could use in the more competitive cheerleading programs you describe as she gets older. I would look for non-competitive Gymnastics program, because competitive Gymnastics can get really intense. My girls took non-competitive Gymnastics lessons when they were young.  It gave them a lot of strength, flexibility, and some basic skills, and they enjoyed it a lot.

I’d  probably let her go ahead with it, unless I decided the costumes were inappropriate or the group was doing dangerous activities (trying gymnastics, etc., without paying enough attention to safety).  To me, it’s just as “unfeminist” to tell a girl that she can’t do something because it fits an outdated female stereotype than that she can’t do something that doesn’t. I do think the group should cheer for girls teams as well. Maybe they could even cheer on non-athletic teams. It’s Academic used to have cheerleaders cheer on their school’s teams on the quiz show.  Does your school have a chess club, LEGO Mindstorms, Destination Imagination, etc?  They might appreciate the support and recognition as well, and the cheer team could get more practice. [/quote]

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