Results tagged “cheerleading”

NEWHAM’S top cheer squad is now the best co-ed side outside North America.

Custom House-based performers Ascension Eagles Cheerleaders (AEC) soared to sixth place in the 2008 Cheerleading World Championships last month. The UK representatives wowed crowds at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, and returned to East London with two trophies marking their place in the standings.

US teams scooped the top three places at the annual event, which features 9,000 cheerleaders from locations such as Europe, China and Jamaica. Canadian teams were fourth and fifth.