A member of "Total Cheer,'' a competitive cheerleading program for girlsages 6-11 yrs., dances to a song by Britney Spears, in Bowling Green, Ky.
Costumes line the wall of the children’s section at Halloween Express, Bowling Green, Ky.
During the Cupid Classic cheerleading competition, held at Warren East High School inBowling Green, Ky., teammates from the Image Elite team stretch and play before their routine. The team members range in age from 6-11 years.
Lexiss, 10, of Portland, Tn., won first place in the Little Miss category (7-10), held in Greenwood Mall, Bowling Green, Ky., April 1, 2012.
Sponsored by Sunburst Model Search Beauty Pageant, it was her third competitive pageant. She wants to become an actress.
A 9 year old girl at Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, Fl.
At the Mardi Gras Cheerleading competition, held in the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tn., girls reach for beads thrown by their parents and coaches. Every participating team was awarded a Mardi Gras-themed trophy, March 17, 2012.
Maddie, 5, holds a face-guard to protect herself from falling glitter, during her princess makeover by her fairy godmother, at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique in Cinderella's Castle at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fl., October 29, 2011.
Sydni, 11, watches the popular television show, Dance Moms, while jumping rope in her living room after school. "Topless Showgirls" was Dance Moms highest rated episode on Lifetime, with 2.7 million viewers. The episode featured 13 year-old dancers performing a simulated nude fan dance. That episode only aired once, although most are repeated, February 22, 2012.
Members of the Tiny Cheerleader team of Cheer Force a tumbling studio in Bowling Green, Ky., play with iPhones and iPods to pass time during the Mardi Gras Cheerleading competition in Nashville, Tn. Each of the girls are 4 years old.
The Tiny Cheerleading team of Cheer Force in Bowling Green, Ky.
Wearing a belly dancing outfit, a young girl hula-hoops as a boy watches her at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fl.
At the Franklin, Ky., community center, sixth graders have their first dance which was chaperoned by several parents.
Brynlee Bigelou lifts weights in the basement of Somerset High School, as Jensen Pierceand Topanga Brown wait their turn. Each of the girls is a middle school student who practices with the varsity basketball team in Somerset, Kentucky.