London Cheerleaders Zoo Fever
Sport | Cheerleading and competition dance |
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Founded | 2008 |
Based in | London United Kingdom |
Colors | Columbia blue, white and black |
Owner(s) | Jessica Zoo |
Championships | BCA Grand National Champions 2014 |
Website | londoncheerleaders.co.uk |
London Cheerleaders Zoo Fever are a professional and competitive cheerleading team in London, established in 2008 by Jessica Zoo. Cheerleading gained popularity in the UK since 2003 through TV programmes such as Glee and previously the High School Musical and Bring It On (film) franchises, studies in 2010 showed that 37% of schools in the UK (four in ten) offered Cheerleading as part of the physical education curriculum (figures published by the UK Department of Education in September 2010).[1] This number has only been increasing since, making the UK one of the fastest-growing competitive cheerleading communities worldwide. The London cheerleading team gained popularity with the release of a cheerleading fitness DVD in 2011, Cheerobics, and have been featured on a number of TV shows and commercials since 2008.
Awards
London Cheerleaders Zoo Fever hold the 2014 Grand National Champion title at the British Cheerleading Association for Dance. [2]
Publicity
London Cheerleaders Zoo Fever have been featured on a number of UK and international TV shows, including A League of Their Own Game Changers,[3] BT Sport, Britain’s Got More Talent Sport Relief and Got to Dance. The team also featured in a number of music videos including Black Kids "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You",[4] Molly Beanland’s "Real Life",[5] H&M’s Merry ‘Happy Merry’ video with Katy Perry,[6] and Andy Burrows "Because I Know That I Can".[7] Over the years, Zoo Fever has also been covered in the press for the creation of their cheerleading fitness class Cheerobics®. Features have included the Dr. Oz Show, The Mirror,[8] Daybreak,[9] Grazia,[10] Cosmopolitan[11] and among others.
Location
The London Cheerleaders Zoo Fever train at their gym[12] in Waterloo, London
References
- ↑ "Why cheerleading is booming in Britain's schools". The Guardian. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- ↑ "Cheerleaders are 'on call' at Sport Relief finish line". The Evening Standard. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Bobsleigh and cheerleading super skills shown in Game Changers studio". Sky Sports Game Changers. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Black Kids Videos". Black Kids. Retrieved April 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Molly Beanland 'Real Life' by Jonathan Entwistle". Promo News. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ↑ "H&M Christmas advert". Business Insider. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Andy Burrows". Andy Burrows. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ↑ "Cheer yourself fitter: Trying out the new Cheerobics fitness craze... with pompoms". Mirror. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ↑ "Denise Van Outen's shape-up tips for new mums". The Sun. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ↑ "Have You Tried Cheerobics Yet? We Shake Our Pompoms With ZF London Cheerleaders". Grazia Daily. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Trying out Cheerobics". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Soho Gyms". Soho Gyms. Retrieved December 9, 2014.