Ha’aretz reports on one community center’s quest to bring cheerleading to Israel:
It is afternoon in the large hall of the Kiryat Rishon Community Center, as about 20 high-school girls in tight leotards are practicing acrobatic exercises on the floor. As the music comes on, they break into dance steps that will be integrated into the somersaults and cartwheels. This is what a warm-up session looks like at the Cheer Dance Academy (CDA – Hamerkaz Hayisraeli Le’idud), the only place in Israel that trains girls in cheerleading – which combines dance, acrobatics and calisthenics.
