Bring It On may have fooled you into thinking cheerleading is all about spirit fingers and booty shaking, but in the real world, cheerleaders are serious athletes. From backflips to being flung in the air, it’s a dangerous (and cutthroat) sport.
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Netflix’s new documentary series, Cheer, follows a championship cheerleading team from Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas, who have won 14 National Cheerleaders Association National Championships.
Of course, the series isn’t only just cheerleading, there’s plenty of real-life problems that the crew are battling behind the scenes to keep you hooked. And you will be hooked.
Just take it from Chrissy Teigen, who is practicing her splits and breaking it to her friend that she’s “not gonna make mat, bitch.”
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our sport. it is brutal pic.twitter.com/XFU8ThYAfF
— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) January 17, 2020
Or Reese Witherspoon who went through a roller coaster of emotions watching the season one finale.
At the end of #Cheer, when La’Darius’s brother started crying , and Morgan’s grandparents figured out how to stream the competition and Lexi nailed her tumbling pass , and Jerry nailed all his stunts, I cried big baby tears. 😢Great show @netflix ! 💯⭐️
— Reese Witherspoon (@ReeseW) January 21, 2020
Brie Larson even threatened fans not to spoil the ending for her!
Don’t you dare say a word I’m not finished yet!!!!
— Brie Larson (@brielarson) January 20, 2020
By the end of the six hour-long episodes, you won’t only get to know the whole team of cheerleaders intimately, you’ll feel like one of the family.
If you find yourself having Navarro Spirit withdrawals after finishing the series, here are the Instagram accounts for everyone to keep track of what the fam are up to.
Monica Aldama
The tough-love coach, drill master and mother hen.
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Kapena Kea
The former-cheerleader student assistant coach.
Andy Cosferent
Team choreographer and Monica’s right-hand man.
Jerry Harris
The sweetheart with the best mat talk around.
Gabi Butler
The pocket rocket flip Queen.
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Lexi Brumback
The tumbler with a troubled past who can land a double full.
Morgan Simianer
The underdog with a heartbreaking backstory.
La’Darius Marshall
The man that became meme-famous.
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Mackenzie Sherburn A.K.A. Sherbs
The one that got away…and dropped.
Allie Ross
The top of the pyramid.
Shannon Woolsey
The tough-love teammate.
James Thomas
The rookie stumbler (stunter/tumbler).
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TT Barker
The muscles who can hold a girl in the palm of his hand (literally!).
Austin Bayles
The guy who is back at it following his ankle injury.
Bring It On may have fooled you into thinking cheerleading is all about spirit fingers and booty shaking, but in the real world, cheerleaders are serious athletes. From backflips to being flung in the air, it’s a dangerous (and cutthroat) sport.
Watch The Trailer Below:
Bring It On may have fooled you into thinking cheerleading is all about spirit fingers and booty shaking, but in the real world, cheerleaders are serious athletes. From backflips to being flung in the air, it’s a dangerous (and cutthroat) sport.
Watch The Trailer Below:
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Chelsea Tromans is a fashion, beauty and lifestyle editor whose words can be found on BEAUTYcrew, marie claire, Women’s Health, WHO, Daily Addict, and The Joye, just to name a few. She’s a night owl who’s trying to train herself to be a morning person (coffee helps!) and she recently traded in her hectic Sydney life for a quieter pace in Brisbane.
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