Cheerleaders

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The Superbowl is an American football tradition that has been going for 53 years. It is America's most watched TV event. During the game both teams have cheerleaders on the sidelines and at half time the cheerleaders perform a routine.For the first time in Superbowl history, last week male cheerleaders joined the group.

Fans have been supporting the move to include males in the cheerleaders. Although males have never been banned from cheerleading, this is the first time males have participated at Superbowl. A Superbowl fan told Newsbeat after the game, "The two guys are great, they've been brilliant all season. There's been no backlash or anything silly like that, it's just been embraced. It has to happen. It's 2019 now." Many fans told Newsbeat, "It's 2019 now."

One of the males, Napoloen, said, "The whole world, especially the world of entertainment, is in a place of being open. And if you can do the job, then why not?"

What do you see in the picture?
Who are they?
What do you think they do?
What do you notice about the people in the photo?

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- What is cheerleading?
- Males have never been banned from cheerleading so why do you think we never saw males join in before now?
- what has changed today?
- Lots of people were saying, "It's 2019 now," what are they saying about traditions and change?
- Some people might say cheerleading is just for girls. What would you say to them?
- The Superbowl is the most watched TV programme in America and the cheerleaders included two males what does that show about how most people in America today feel about males and females working together and joining in?
- Napoleon said the whole world is in a place of "being open"; what does he mean?
- What can we learn from Napoleon?
- What can we learn from the other cheerleaders?
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