CNY on LX NY

Earlier this week, we gave you a head's up about Cheer NY's upcoming segment on the new WNBC afternoon show LX NY. We hope you set your dvrs. But in case you missed it, you can check it out on their WNBC website, or right here!

Hope you enjoy watching it as much as the team enjoyed taping it! Correspondent Ben Aaron is truly a talented and funny guy.

Oh and in case you're wondering about what you see, it's not really as intimidating to try out as Aaron makes it seem. We played it up for comedy. What IS true, is CNY is supportive and works hard to help anyone be the best we can be. When people try out, the team cheers for them and wants everyone to learn, grow and excel as an athlete!

Let's hear it for the boys!

Film still from Ready? OK!,
the story of a boy who just wants to cheer!

Of course Cheer New York makes it a habit of checking out the latest news, reports and great photos and fashion that the cheer magazines feature every month. They're great resources for safety tips, new stunts and mounts, fundraising ideas and so much more. But one thing you rarely see in the spotlight are the men of cheerleading.

We get it. We understand that the mainstream cheerleading market is mostly made up of teenage girls. Also, all eyes are usually on flyers, and more often than not, they are exclusively women (well, except on Cheer NY and other Pride Cheerleading Association teams).

Still, this cheerleader got a moment's thrill when he spied the current issue of Inside Cheerleading magazine. There, front and center of their All-Star issue cover, is a handsome young MAN. A true rarity in the cheer press, where images of women usually dominate, 10 to 1, and men are almost never featured alone especially on a cover.

So Cheer NY is sending a shout out and "thanks" to Inside Cheerleading for devoting one out of six covers and symbolically spotlighting the often overlooked and unsung male contingent of the cheer community. Men increasingly are recognizing that cheerleading is a tough, demanding, challenging and rewarding sport that anyone can be proud to be a part of. And we thank Inside Cheerleading for noticing!

You can check out Inside Cheerleading's blog here. Coverboy Griff is one of the authors, by the way.

Cheer New York, on NBC Tuesday

With the VH1 DIVAs concert over and Cheer New York's national commercial off the air, were you afraid you couldn't get your CNY fix on the tv machine anymore? Fear not!

Set your DVRs today for WNBC channel 4's new program LX NY. They sought out CNY and invited the team to appear on their show during their first few episodes. Described as "a fast-paced, witty and irreverent take on what’s going on in the city," LX NY will spotlight Cheer New York this coming Tuesday during it's September 22nd episode.

The team takes LX NY correspondent Ben Aaron through the Cheer New York audition process. Though CNY may make cheerleading look easy, Ben soon finds out it isn't! Overwhelmed with frustration, can he continue? Can he find the spirit to go on?

Tune in Tuesday, September 22nd at 5pm (EST) to find out!

Let's Go TiVo! CNY's TiVo Commericial goes online!

Cheer New York's appearance in a TiVo promotional spot has been released, you can view it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65wdXjKsgQc.
The team had a lot of fun running around the streets of New York City, surprising, entertaining and wowing unsuspecting New Yorkers and tourists. Check it out, it's hilarious and adorable! Be sure to "favorite" it and give it a 5-star rating!