Last weekend, many of the northern region’s aspiring
cheerleaders were taught how to cheer, chant, perform partner stunts, kick
and jump, as the Thai Cheerleading Association (TCA), Seacon Development
Co., Ltd, and Serm Suk Co., Ltd jointly organized a TCA Cheerleading Camp, a
workshop to train cheerleaders, at the 700th Year Anniversary Sports Complex
from July 26-27.
Participants
register to participate in the TCA Cheerleading Camp.
Jarun Poopat, vice president of TCA, said this is first
time the cheerleading camp has been held in Chiang Mai. “We wanted to
provide basic cheerleading skills for students in Chiang Mai and the
northern region,” he said.
During the training course, participants learned about
such things as arm motion, cheers, chants, and partner stunts from Dr.
Suebsai Boonweerabutre from the Thailand Gymnastics Association.
Cheerleader trainees also learned fun and exciting
techniques from Sutheesak Pakdeetewa, a well known dancer, who showed them
how to kick, jump and dance during a dance workshop.
Cheerleaders
from many provinces in the northern region attended the camp.
Participants came from many schools in Chiang Mai and
neighboring provinces, such as Lamphun, Chiang Rai, Lampang, Sukhotai and
Nakhon Sawan.
This campaign is also meant to create relationships
between cheerleaders, many of whom didn’t know each other even though they
came from the same province or region. Through this camp they would get to
know each other, share experiences and help each other.
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TCA vice president Jarun Poopat presided over the opening ceremony on July
26 at the 700th Year Anniversary Sports Complex’s Stadium 3.
Over the past eight years, cheerleader competitions in
Thailand have been growing fast. Cheerleading competitors come from schools
and colleges, and would like to increase their basic cheerleading skills so
that they may cheer with safety and up to international standards.
