Cheerleading is a sport which uses organized routines, usually ranging from 1 minute to 3 minutes, such as tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games and matches. The person involved is called a cheerleader. The National Cheerleading Association is one of the sanctioning bodies for cheerleading in the USA. Cheerleading originated in the United States, and remains a predominantly American activity, with an estimated 1.5 million participants in all-star cheerleading.
