Babes In Sportsland: Polish Cheerleaders Are The Best In Europe

Friday, July 1, 2011

Polish Cheerleaders Are The Best In Europe

Started yet in the twentieth century - as a group of five gymnasts floor overlooking the basketball events in the intervals. Today, a professional team Prokom Cheerleaders is the best in Europe, significantly higher in the hierarchy than the competitors, which matches only the girls were to be added.
I came here 11 years ago, after several years of gymnastics training. I came to the first training i. .. I was today - talks about his early Agnieszka Żelewska, Prokom Cheerleaders captain, the team the longest of all the girls. What keeps her here? - Appearances before the audience is enormous excitement and pleasure. We are the girls zżyte, the atmosphere is very cool. Then comes the more willing to train to work hard - he explains.

The Spanish accent
And sometimes it is really hard work. Sometimes the cheerleaders train up to five times a week for two hours. Before the major performances this season even met every day. - It's what we do already have gone beyond a hobby. This happened to our profession - adds Przybylska Ula.

The girls are fighting the stereotype of cheerleaders, who waved pompoms during a match. - The most important is coordination, flexibility, sense of rhythm - says Agnieszka. - Each workout begins with a common warm-up, and we are working on choreography and learn new systems. Each of us has a personal attachment to the gym - says the team captain.

Watch girls on the preparation of such finalists of the "You can dance" - Natalia Wojdak and Anna MROZINSKA and Sophia Styn, founder of one of the Tri-city dance schools. In addition to traditional acrobatic figures have introduced elements of ballroom dancing. During the recent performances in Barcelona, Spanish girls have included something for the first time performed the paso doble.

The team has 20 girls, in the present composition of the train in August 2010. - Six girls trenowało earlier artistic gymnastics, and some of them even fought in the World Cup or Europe. The two attended the ballet classes - says Agnieszka. In the group of girls are both working professionals and students, the high school, and even ... two young mothers. Magda's daughter Romanow has a year and eight months - twice in the match and was very liked it. When I let go of its videos from our performances, always recognizes me and shouts "Mama!" - Magda says proudly.

The team is entirely funded by the club. - It's high costs, but above all we look at it in terms of promotion - explains Margaret Rudowska of Asseco Prokom. Club pays such salaries for cheerleading and for choreographers (part-time work), it pays trips and clothes.

How much does one girl's clothes? Professional dance shoes cost $ 100 to $ 400. - We work with Nike, so their products have preferential rates - Rudowska adds. But to this the dress - the band has several sets of rules are made to order. - No need for that much material, because the girls are very slim - Mrs. Margaret jokes. - Therefore, the cost of one set can reach up to 100 zlotys. But when you multiply it by the number of cheerleaders and sets, comes out quite a sum.

To conquer Europe
This year the girls had the opportunity to present not only on the Polish champions matches in Gdynia. In late April, flew to the Sermon on the Final Four of the United League of VTB. Their performances of aroused admiration, not only with fans but in the stands and the current Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Sergei Ivanov.

A few weeks later, they waited for a trip to Barcelona in the Euroleague Final Four. Hit there as an internet poll winners among fans from all over Europe. As many as 37 percent of fans supported Prokom's Cheerleaders. Girls counted most to sixth place, so winning was a huge surprise for them. - Zmobilizowałyśmy everyone to vote. Even our basketball clicked. We do not know whether everyone, but most certainly - say cheerleaders. - Fortunately, we did not have to frighten them, that we will not be dancing for their matches - Paulina Małachowska laughs.

Barcelona for a long time will be made in their memory. - We felt like a football match. Fans with faces painted in the colors of their clubs cheered so loudly that until We were afraid that we will hear the music - says Barry Dziurska. What else was different than in Poland? The girls were ... less opportunity to dance. - The matches Prokom sometimes until we lack systems. A Final Four coaches were quite rare times for their teams - explain the girls.

About cheerleaderkach from Gdynia louder in Europe. Even in Barcelona, manager of the Belgian singer Kate Ryan, invited them on stage during her performance. Their schedule is full until mid-July. The club has a great promotion, but maybe basketball players should start to fear? Closer to the time when they will play matches in the intervals between performances cheerleading ...