wow, this seriously amazed me :) cheer have changed so much, but this was soooo awesome . i wish i could say, thats my mom ! but i cant .. lol maybe some day, my child can say that .
At that time it was volunteer and done out of love for the artform!! !!
The Pom Squad was introduced to OU thru the OU Tip-In Club and OU Basketball...and was not recognized by the university until about 5-7 years later. Because it was run privately, we were able to build a great tradition without the red tape of bureaucracy. A year after Barry Switzer asked the squad to perform at football games, the OU powers that be recognized the squad and eventually placed it in the athletic dept
..About 25 years after the squad's creation, my daughter, Mikel McCurdy was on the squad and was Captain...a better dancer than I ever was!! My mother made the first few uniforms. Dave Bliss supported the new squad, Jan Lane Warner handled PR with the university and my friend, Debbie Lynch helped me with EVERYTHING ELSE!
It's a BIG job!! We had to postpone our tryouts for a week because NOW treatened to picket our tryouts. We had two men show up to practices (they said they had always wanted to be a pom pon girl!) but failed to show up to tryout. hahhahah! FUN memories!! Life well spent...
I am grateful for your perspective. Your knowledge of the history of cheerleading needs to be preserved. Please feel free to write what ever you know so other cheer leaders may know their past!
Oh my god!!!!! I love this!!! I just laughed so hard but it is so cool!! Got to love the ribbon dancers, the way cool dances and the music!! Hahaha so awesome
These videos are so refreshing. These days you see the same thing over and over again...it's nice to take a step back and see all the wonderful things cheerleading has had to offer over the last 25 years. Thank you so much for posting these videos!!
Thank you for your words of encouragement. I have other videos that I still need to upload. I have put these online in the hope that cheerleading will remember its roots and reinvigorate the industry.
my mom was a cheerleader for university of louisville
SuperPrivatepenguin 7 months ago
@SuperPrivatepenguin
Tell your mother thank you for her part in setting a precedent in cheerleading that has never been achieved again.
ADofTexas 7 months ago
Did they win? i hope they did where do you go to find out who wins college cheerleading championships?
KhidFresh 8 months ago
wow this is increible, love the spirit, now cheerleaders just care about good stunts... but80´s cheerleading cares about spirit
tochiirokero 1 year ago
@tochiirokero
I disagree. In the '80's they cared about spirit and stunts. Today they don't care about anything but winning.
ADofTexas 1 year ago 3
uhh ohh hand then a chair sit stretch some bad asses they where
garrette94 1 year ago
LOL I LOVE THAT LITTLE DOG!
MZawesomechic 1 year ago
wow, this seriously amazed me :) cheer have changed so much, but this was soooo awesome . i wish i could say, thats my mom ! but i cant .. lol maybe some day, my child can say that .
kay6jay 1 year ago 4
@kay6jay
It is amazing. I am glad that you enjoyed watching the videos. Please look at all the cheer videos that I have posted from the '80s.
ADofTexas 1 year ago
@kay6jay
same here :)
jumpaholic22 1 year ago
Choreographed by Cici Farha...I believe.
Awhim25 2 years ago
This is a combination of the OU Cheers (red) and OU Poms (white). Nice to see it again!
Arlene Love (McCurdy) Founder OU Pom Pon Squad (1975)
Awhim25 2 years ago
Thanks for your contribution to the what made Cheerleading great in the Golden Age of Cheerleading.
ADofTexas 2 years ago
At that time it was volunteer and done out of love for the artform!! !!
The Pom Squad was introduced to OU thru the OU Tip-In Club and OU Basketball...and was not recognized by the university until about 5-7 years later. Because it was run privately, we were able to build a great tradition without the red tape of bureaucracy. A year after Barry Switzer asked the squad to perform at football games, the OU powers that be recognized the squad and eventually placed it in the athletic dept
Awhim25 2 years ago
..About 25 years after the squad's creation, my daughter, Mikel McCurdy was on the squad and was Captain...a better dancer than I ever was!! My mother made the first few uniforms. Dave Bliss supported the new squad, Jan Lane Warner handled PR with the university and my friend, Debbie Lynch helped me with EVERYTHING ELSE!
Awhim25 2 years ago
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It's a BIG job!! We had to postpone our tryouts for a week because NOW treatened to picket our tryouts. We had two men show up to practices (they said they had always wanted to be a pom pon girl!) but failed to show up to tryout. hahhahah! FUN memories!! Life well spent...
Awhim25 2 years ago
Awhim25,
I am grateful for your perspective. Your knowledge of the history of cheerleading needs to be preserved. Please feel free to write what ever you know so other cheer leaders may know their past!
ADofTexas 2 years ago
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man4ou 2 years ago
i actually think my mom would have been in this...
sr5cheer 2 years ago
haha this is so great. boomer sooner!
sr5cheer 2 years ago
Wooo Boomer Sooner!! I love this routine! It screams 80s. Haha even the hair!!
helizabeth15 2 years ago
1:03 is cool so is 0:29,1:40
cheerxstar 2 years ago
Oh my god!!!!! I love this!!! I just laughed so hard but it is so cool!! Got to love the ribbon dancers, the way cool dances and the music!! Hahaha so awesome
jannelli2686 3 years ago
Thanks Jannelli. It is cool.
ADofTexas 3 years ago
loved this! does anyone have 1985?
dvickers10 3 years ago
It greatly encourages me that you and others enjoy these routines as much as I have.
ADofTexas 3 years ago
These videos are so refreshing. These days you see the same thing over and over again...it's nice to take a step back and see all the wonderful things cheerleading has had to offer over the last 25 years. Thank you so much for posting these videos!!
cheercoachchs 3 years ago 2
Thank you for your words of encouragement. I have other videos that I still need to upload. I have put these online in the hope that cheerleading will remember its roots and reinvigorate the industry.
ADofTexas 3 years ago
Yes, we knew exactly what this song was about!
sondimac 3 years ago
It was great to see the two separate uniforms. Really added to the visuals.
whymustwe712 3 years ago
Wow cheerleading has really changed!!
bennettscreekcheer 3 years ago
hahahahahahahahahahaahaahahahahahahaha
omg
omg
omg
that soooooooo coooooolllll
likethestatega 3 years ago
hahahahahahahahahaha... its so funny how much cheer has changed since then.. lol.. wow.
amazingone28 3 years ago
wow....speechless... but funny
prettiestredboi 3 years ago
It may be funny to you, but they took it seriously.
ADofTexas 3 years ago
it is funny that they are cheering to this song I guess they never really listen to the lyrics of she bop and realized what it is talking about.
cheerthug 3 years ago
Yes, we were a little more innocent in those days...
Awhim25 2 years ago