Day at a cheerleader event
Text and ink drawing by Frits Ahlefeldt
The hall was filled with excited girls all in glittering cheer clothes, with their club names on them. My daughter among them, smiling and concentrated, getting ready for the handful minutes when all they have worked on for a year should work as planned
It was a special day, parents, grandparents and others watching, cheering, clapping and watching the daring stunts, pyramids and timed combinations, while the music blasted through the large speakers. In the front a panel of no less than six different experts, careful evaluating and taking notes of what worked and what didn’t. It lasted the whole day, with new teams coming into the spotlight and getting ready every few minutes
I brought my sketch pad and here are a couple of sketches from a day
Frits Ahlefeldt: sketchbook and stories 