Cheering Contest

This is split up by block. This is what they are practicing forever and ever. I believe I took a 7 minute movie of an entire performance, and hopefully will see if I can get that up. Regardless, they design costumes (made of their block color of course), and a whole dance routine with leaders and flag-bearers, etc. It's fairly elaborate, although you can tell they put the people who are into it (i.e. who don't mind shakin' some limbs and jiving) in the front, and those that couldn't care less in the back. Of course, the block is being graded on total participation, spirit, noise, and dance choreography. Either than or a number is pulled out of a hat. Beats me.


Note the leaders have more extravagent costumes, and are the ones introducing the block, yelling directions and cheering people on during the dance: