Cheerleader Nation
Encyclopedia
Cheerleader Nation is a US television
series based on the Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
cheerleading
team's ups and downs on the way to Nationals, of which they are the three time champions. The show also explains how cheerleading is a tough sport. It takes place in Lexington, Kentucky
. The team is on a quest to win a third National Championship. It was broadcast on the channel Lifetime Television
.
cheerleaders, including Ryan, Amanda, Megan, Katie, Ayrica, Kaitlin, Chelsea, Nicole and Ashley. The relationship with their mothers
is also integral to the show.
The team's coach is Donna Martin, mother of team member Ryan. Another central character is Saleem who helps with the team's choreography
along with Martin.
).
Amanda : The freshman The only freshman on the varsity squad. Her birthday is June 18. She has a very close relationship with her mother, who is very involved in Amanda's life in high school, especially cheerleading. (She now cheers at Tennessee University).
Megan : The big sister A senior who is nervous about graduating because she does not want to leave the familiarity of high school. Her birthday is April 13. Megan's season revolves around her ability to land a full layout in competition. She finally does so in Nationals.
Alexa : The little sister Megan's younger sister, is a sophomore who is also on the squad. Her birthday is September 24.
Kaitlin : The Captain
Katie : The new girl A senior who has never cheered before.
Chelsea : The princess A junior who does not get along with her mother very well and is best friends with fellow cheerleader, Nicole, although their relationship has started to suffer as a result of Nicole's serious boyfriend. Chelsea falls in the Regionals routine.
Ayrica : A junior who is one of the most consistent on the squad. She maintains a 4.2 GPA
Ashley : The perfectionist A junior who is very self-conscious but has a very supportive boyfriend, Brennan.
The show follows the girls from tryouts to Regionals and then to Nationals, where they win their third National Championship title.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
series based on the Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Lexington, Kentucky)
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School is a secondary school located at 1600 Man O' War Boulevard on the southwest side of Lexington, Kentucky, USA. The school is one of five high schools in the Fayette County Public Schools district....
cheerleading
Cheerleading
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
team's ups and downs on the way to Nationals, of which they are the three time champions. The show also explains how cheerleading is a tough sport. It takes place in Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
. The team is on a quest to win a third National Championship. It was broadcast on the channel Lifetime Television
Lifetime Television
Lifetime Television, often referred to as Lifetime TV, or most commonly, Lifetime, is an American cable television specialty channel devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles. The cable network is owned by A&E Television Networks...
.
Description
Cheerleader Nation focuses on several varsityVarsity team
In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of secondary schools, against...
cheerleaders, including Ryan, Amanda, Megan, Katie, Ayrica, Kaitlin, Chelsea, Nicole and Ashley. The relationship with their mothers
Mothers
Mothers was a club in Erdington, near Birmingham, England during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Mothers opened above an old furniture store in Erdington High Street on August 9, 1968. The club, run by John 'Spud' Taylor and promoter Phil Myatt, closed its doors on 3 January 1971...
is also integral to the show.
The team's coach is Donna Martin, mother of team member Ryan. Another central character is Saleem who helps with the team's choreography
Choreography
Choreography is the art of designing sequences of movements in which motion, form, or both are specified. Choreography may also refer to the design itself, which is sometimes expressed by means of dance notation. The word choreography literally means "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" ...
along with Martin.
Cheerleaders
Ryan : The coach's daughter A sophomore who is also the coach's daughter. (She is now a cheerleader at the University of AlabamaUniversity of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
).
Amanda : The freshman The only freshman on the varsity squad. Her birthday is June 18. She has a very close relationship with her mother, who is very involved in Amanda's life in high school, especially cheerleading. (She now cheers at Tennessee University).
Megan : The big sister A senior who is nervous about graduating because she does not want to leave the familiarity of high school. Her birthday is April 13. Megan's season revolves around her ability to land a full layout in competition. She finally does so in Nationals.
Alexa : The little sister Megan's younger sister, is a sophomore who is also on the squad. Her birthday is September 24.
Kaitlin : The Captain
Katie : The new girl A senior who has never cheered before.
Chelsea : The princess A junior who does not get along with her mother very well and is best friends with fellow cheerleader, Nicole, although their relationship has started to suffer as a result of Nicole's serious boyfriend. Chelsea falls in the Regionals routine.
Ayrica : A junior who is one of the most consistent on the squad. She maintains a 4.2 GPA
Ashley : The perfectionist A junior who is very self-conscious but has a very supportive boyfriend, Brennan.
The show follows the girls from tryouts to Regionals and then to Nationals, where they win their third National Championship title.
Episode guide season 1
- Tryouts Fears and Tears
- Save the Drama for Your Mama
- Pressure Makes Perfect
- Regionals Roulette
- Generations Gap
- Nightline Before Nationals
- Team without a Dream (1)
- Team with a Dream (2)
See also
- Official Site
- CheerleadingCheerleadingCheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...