Cheerleaders, An American MythApril 15, 2014

A look at the world of cheerleaders, the famous 'pom-pom girls'. Cheerleaders are synonymous with America, and represent a certain ideal of women and social organisation. Smiling young girls wearing brightly coloured uniforms high-kick and gyrate on the pitch side, cheering on sportsmen under the sunny skies of Texas, Arizona or California. They are a triumphant, radiant and at times, sexually ambiguous youth, from deepest traditional America. (From France, in English) (Documentary) (Rpt) M (L,N,S) CC

Cheerleaders, An American Myth was broadcast on SBS 2 at Tuesday 15 April 2014, 11:30.