The Story Behind the GK Cheerleading Uniform
How Revolution Began
Since entering the all-star cheerleading market a little over a year ago, we, at GK, are frequently asked, “How did you decide to get into cheerleading?” While we’d love to say 
we had some special foresight, it was really a right place, right time situation.
We had been supplying warm-ups to the Maryland Twisters Cheerleading for a few years prior. The Twisters (who have a reputation for being innovative) were looking for something different to wear. They were familiar with our position as the market leader in outfitting gymnasts worldwide and wanted something similar to what our Olympic athletes wore. So we set about engineering a cheerleading uniform that would fit great, be comfortable to wear, and look amazing under the lights. The result was the original F5 uniform.
We received such overwhelmingly positive feedback on this one uniform that we decided we better take a closer look at this all-star cheer industry. What we found amazed us!
On the one hand, the progression of all-star cheerleading routines over the years was phenomenal, with stunting and tumbling skills being much more complex and requiring a lot more athleticism. It was immediately apparent to us that cheerleading is a sport……and cheerleaders are real athletes!
On the other hand, when we started researching the cheerleading apparel side of things, were less than impressed with how little the cheerleading uniforms had kept up with the advancement of the sport. They still resembled the sideline variety your mom wore when she was a varsity cheerleader for the football team. They were predominantly made of heavy 100% double-knit polyester, were covered with restrictive, non-stretch binding, and even had zippers! 
So here’s what we did. We took our 30 years of experience outfitting Olympic athletes and created the next generation cheer uniform:
· We used four-way super-stretch fabrics developed exclusively for GK and our proprietary pattern technology to engineer a garment designed for maximum performance, fit and comfort.
· We eliminated zippers, binding, buttons, or anything else that would restrict movement while practicing or competing.
· Finally, we designed a cutting edge look that would set our teams apart from the others on the competition floor. Our styling included an athletic cut, a wide range of performance fabrics in eye-catching colors, funky backs, crop tops and design lines, and lots of bling!
And that is how the revolution began.
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strength and ankle dexterity for Cheerleaders. With safety in mind, the MaeFlyer is designed to be used one leg at a time. This allows not only for athletes to safely step off of the device, but also to train each leg individually to ensure balanced muscle development. The ankle dexterity and control that is gained by using the MaeFlyer is beneficial to any athlete.
Rated 5 Stars by Valerie Ninemire, About.com Guide to Cheerleading
It is important to us to know that GK values their customers so much. Universal will always stand out every where we go because of our GK Cheerleading uniforms. I think it is great for GK to bring in an apparel line geared towards all of the younger cheerleaders out there.
Universal All stars cheer and dance is owned and operated by an Olympic gymnast and 3 time National Champion for Cuba. All of it's staff were former Elite Gymnast, National Champions and Olympic hopefuls. Some of our staff then went on to cheerleading at a college level . Since we opened we have been the State, Regional, and National Champions in our Division. We are dedicated to our athletes safety, and working through progressions. We dedicate endless hours to perfecting our athletes tumbling, stunting, jumps, cheers, motions, and making sure that they feel comfortable with the level they are performing in. Our athletes are like our children and their parents are our family. We take great pride in our Universal All Star Cheer family and wouldn't change it for anything in the World.
One of the Hottest teams in the UK is now wearing GK Cheerleading Uniforms!
Cheer Tyme was at Battle at the Capital this past weekend & they were wearing GK Cheer uniforms.2 of our teams won their divisions and Obsession got an At-large Worlds bid. Cheer Tyme standings from Battle at the Capital – March 7th, 2010 wearing GK Cheer uniforms:
The Twisters took on quite a fight at Battle at the Capitol Nationals in DC this weekend. With over 460 teams in attendance, every division was quite intense. 
"We love our new GK Elite uniforms! The style works for everyone in our program. When we perform, we are so comfortable and can focus on doing what we do best. It has been a pleasure working with our Rep, Laura, at GK!"
- Mechanicsburg, PA
Cali All-Stars needed a new Look. And GK Fit the bill. 
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