When you picture cheerleaders, visions of high school, ponytails and movies like Bring It On probably come to mind. However, in Japan, a dazzling cheerleading troupe called Japan Pom Pom is entirely ...

TOKYO (Reuters) – Pompoms rustle and silver shoes flash as “Japan Pom Pom” practices, moving to a lively cheer dance beat. With members ages 60 to 89, they’re no ordinary squad. But don’t you dare ...

(SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) 89-YEAR-OLD FOUNDER OF "JAPAN POM POM", FUMIE TAKINO, SAYING: "I often hear people say they're too old (to start something,) but it doesn't matter how old you are. If someone ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Pompoms rustle and silver shoes flash as "Japan Pom Pom" practices, moving to a lively cheer dance beat. With members ages 60 to 89, they're no ordinary squad. But don't you dare ...

When Fumie Takino was 63, she started Japan Pom Pom, a cheerleading troupe for the over-55s. She's now 84 and still dancing for the troupe, who put on regular performances at sporting and charity ...

Cheering is frowned upon at the virus-postponed Olympics, but training continues at a Tokyo gym for an energetic squad of cheerleaders whose average age is 70. To the beat of Taylor Swift"s "Shake It ...

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In this picture taken on March 26, 2016 84-year old Fumie Takino (3rd L), leader of middle-aged and elderly women cheerleading group "Japan Pom Pom", and members perform during the national ...

Pompoms rustle and silver shoes flash as Japan Pom Pom practices, moving to a lively cheer dance beat. With members age 60 to 89, they're no ordinary squad. But don't you dare call them grannies.

TOKYO — Cheering is frowned upon at the virus-postponed Olympics, but training continues at a Tokyo gym for an energetic squad of cheerleaders whose average age is 70. To the beat of Taylor Swift's ...