The National Black Cheerleading Championship, hosted by the National Stomp and Shake Cheerleading Federation (NSASCF), is a competition that is both preserving and expanding the culture and history of stomp and shake cheerleading.
In an interview with EdNC, NSASCF Co-founder Regan Hales expressed acknowledgement and appreciation for predecessors like Debra Rivers Johnson, who is revered as an influential individual in elevating the sport.
A former Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) cheerleading coach of over 20 years, Rivers Johnson is regarded as one of the pioneers in the history of stomp and shake. In 1969, while Rivers Johnson was still in high school, her older sister attended WSSU, which led to her first exposure to the college’s cheerleading program…