‘A beauty pageant in athletic form’: how cheerleading show America’s Sweethearts became a Netflix megahit

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According to The Guardian’s source item, ‘A beauty pageant in athletic form’: how cheerleading show America’s Sweethearts became a Netflix megahit, The film-makers and stars of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders docu-series explain the sisterhood and fights for fair pay behind the pompoms It’s been 30 years since the Dallas Cowboys – who have long billed themselves as America’s Team – won the Super Bowl. But now, thanks to Greg Whiteley’s Netflix docu-series America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, the most reliable and globally recognizable arm of the Cowboys brand may no longer be the men playing football, but the women dancing on the sidelines. “The footballers are gonna break your heart,” one fan says in the Season 3 finale. “But the cheerleaders are gonna leave you with a smile.” Continue reading…

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