In 2010, a US district court case in Connecticut ruled that cheerleading was not a sport and therefore not subjected to the law of Title IX. As a result, competitive cheer and dance programs at high schools and universities have gone underfunded and faced neglect, leaving their athletes vulnerable to discrimination. At many institutions across the US, cheer and dance teams are under the banner of the athletics department, but they are usually in their own “spirit” subsection. This m...