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09-17-2016, 03:30 AM
Senior citizen cheerleading team is slaying in Japan right **w
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When you picture cheerleaders, visions of high school, ponytails and ****** like Bring It On probably come to mind.
However, in Japan, a dazzling cheerleading troupe called Japan Pom Pom is entirely made up of fabulous women who are all senior citizens.
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Japan Pom Pom performing at the national cheerleading and dance championship of the United Spirit Association (USA) Japan in Chiba, a suburb of Tokyo.
Image: TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images
Fumie Taki**, 84, founded Japan Pom Pom about 20 years ago. She told the AFP (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-16/japan's-granny-dreamgirls-bitten-by-cheerleading-bug/7853054) that cheerleading has helped her stay in shape and keep her mind sharp. "It blew my mind," Taki** said, about when she first discovered the sport. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/16/senior-citizen-cheerleaders-japan/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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When you picture cheerleaders, visions of high school, ponytails and ****** like Bring It On probably come to mind.
However, in Japan, a dazzling cheerleading troupe called Japan Pom Pom is entirely made up of fabulous women who are all senior citizens.
SEE ALSO: 105-year-old asks for ***y firefighters for her birthday, please (http://mashable.com/2016/08/23/105-year-old-birthday-hunky-firefighters/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Japan Pom Pom performing at the national cheerleading and dance championship of the United Spirit Association (USA) Japan in Chiba, a suburb of Tokyo.
Image: TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images
Fumie Taki**, 84, founded Japan Pom Pom about 20 years ago. She told the AFP (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-16/japan's-granny-dreamgirls-bitten-by-cheerleading-bug/7853054) that cheerleading has helped her stay in shape and keep her mind sharp. "It blew my mind," Taki** said, about when she first discovered the sport. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/16/senior-citizen-cheerleaders-japan/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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