(BEIJING, July 25) -- With the "Good Luck Beijing" 2007 FIVB Beach Volleyball Women's Challenger approaching, the various cheerleading squads preparing for the upcoming competition have stepped up rehearsals.
At the invitation of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) and the gymnastics center of the General Administration of Sport of China, the cheerleaders got their first opportunity to rehearse at the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground, where the "Good Luck Beijing" beach volleyball event will take place.
The Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground differs from the cheerleaders' normal training place. Here, every dance step and jump requires the cheerleaders to exert more energy because the sand affects their range of movement and synchronization.
As the cheerleaders rehearsed at the new venue, the BOCOG supervisors made suggestions to them about their timing and sequence based on their performances under these unique conditions.
The supervisors also emphasized the role of the cheerleading squads in getting spectators to interact with them and to cheer on the teams.
The enthusiastic rehearsal performance impressed the BOCOG and gymnastics center representatives.
Recognizing the shortcomings in their routines, the cheerleaders intend to increase lower body strength training and make adjustments to their choreography. The cheerleaders will add more upper body movements to their routines to improve interaction with spectators.
The cheerleaders plan to take full advantage of the opportunity they have been given to compete for a place on the "Good Luck Beijing" beach volleyball event cheerleading squad. The final team members will be announced in the near future on www.chinaddup.com.
