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Miami Proud: ‘They Are Pure Love’: Differently-Abled Cheerleaders Are True Inspiration At Plantation Gym
"We see what each athlete is able to do and we work up their skills, and then we adopt it and incorporate it into the routine."
March 11, 2021
Hard work, passion, and high-energy are the best way to describe the cheerleading teams at 5 Star Athletics, but there is one team in particular that has crowds cheering for them.
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They are called The Emeralds, a team made up of differently-abled cheerleaders, who practice their tumbling and floor routines every Saturday at the Plantation gym.
Owner Cathy Hearn and her volunteer coaches have been nurturing this cheerleading team since 2014.
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