Cheerleading originated in the United States, and remains predominantly American, with an estimated 1.5 million participants in all-star cheerleading.
Professional cheerleaders and dancers cheer for sports such as football basketball, baseball wrestling hockey and now cricket too.
There are only a small handful of professional cheerleading leagues around the world; some professional leagues include the NBA Cheerleading League the NFL Cheerleading League the CFL Cheerleading League the MLS Cheerleading League the MLB Cheerleading League and the NHL Ice Dancers.
Though many people in India had initially objected to the concept of cheerleading but after accusations and charges cheerleading seems to have been accepted by the common Indian people.
