Use a small ball of spare yarn to make your own fluffy pom-poms for any decorating occasion. See our step-by-step instructions below to get started!

Forget pom-poms and pep-rallies: the sport features gravity-defying stunts and tumbling, meticulously precise choreography, and the sheer willpower to persevere through injury and exhaustion.

A Miami Dolphins cheerleader revealed all the 'things you wouldn't know' about cheering and pom-poms.

Instead of resting in-between intervals, exercisers are asked to grab their pom-poms. At the beginning of the class, a short dance is caught by, you guessed it, eight counts.