Rubie's dream continues... Cheerleading Worlds 2025

Hi, I'm Rubie,

I am an all-star cheerleader and was introduced to the sport when I was just 4 years old. I have always loved performing and when my Mum asked me if I wanted to try Cheerleading of course I said yes! I was enrolled with East Midlands Cheerleading Academy in Nottingham and apart from a short break over the lockdown period, I have been there ever since.

When you mention cheerleading a lot of people think you mean you stand at the side of a pitch with pom poms and sing chants, when our style of cheerleading is actually so much more than that. We incorporate the best of dance and gymnastics, and it takes real strength and stamina to be successful. As well as encouraging physical strength and flexibility, cheerleading is great to build up coordination and motor skills which can be applied to many other things in life. Coordination comes with the cheers, dances, and stunts that we do, following a sequence of motions with great timing and rhythm. I gain so much through cheerleading, its an amazing activity that I love, and those few minutes on the 'mat' are something else!

In April 2024 I was lucky to place on a team called EMCA Supersonic - a level 5 team that secured a place to travel to Florida, USA to compete in the Cheerleading Worlds. This is the cheerleader's dream and I felt so very lucky to have the opportunity to attend with this lovely team. Sadly, this wasn't our year and we didn't place high enough to reach day 2 - but - we go again, and I am thrilled to have secured a place on Killer Queens - a level 7 (!) non tumbling team and determined to globe in April 2025.

We have been encouraged to fundraise to support the cost of the trip, uniform, and training kit (£3k), so I plan to organise a few fundraising events to help me raise some funds (and ive also taken on an extra job 3 nights per week to help me some more!).

My first fundraiser is running the Robin Hood Half Marathon on 29th September 2024. This is my first ever half marathon so I don't expect it to be easy and any sponsorship I can get will really help get me through the 13 miles!

Some of the other things I am looking to do once I have completed the marathon are:

Thank you for taking the time to take a look and to support me in any way that you can.

Thank you so much,

Rubie x