The Katla cheerleading team is now a reality!
Cheerleading has been my daughters dream for years, but we don't have that here in Iceland, and certainly not in tiny villages like ours.
But this year I decided it's now or newer and it was up to me to make her dream come true. I'm no athlete - but I am a teacher although I do not work as one right now. I couldn't find a gym teacher to undertake the training so I asked a girl from the oldest class (she is 15) to help me, and together we coach the team.
We stay well clear of any dangerous stunts and concentrate on the things we know how to do - the dancing and the cheering part.
We have had two practises so far and things are going great! There are three girls missing in the photo - they were sick (the world famous flu).
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