They are the smiling faces on the sidelines, the ones leading the crowd during halftime and the high-spirited entertainers who motivate with their voices, chants and routines. But who is cheering them on?

For girls in the Birmingham area who want to gain and improve their cheerleading skills, they can visit Kendall Frazier’s Magic City Cheer and Tumble to train.

Frazier understands the ins and outs of tryouts and cheerleading. After studying and practicing ballet for 10 years, she knew she wanted to do something more upbeat. So when she made the cheerleading squad as a seventh grader at Berry Middle School, she traded in her pink slippers for a set of pom poms.

 

Read more about Magic City Cheer and Tumble in the June issue of Shelby Living. Find your copy here.