Personal Essay: All-Star Cheerleading

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I was born on the 30th of November 2000 in Adelaide to a mother named Lesley and a father named Shannon. I am aboriginal from my mum’s side of the family and British from my dad’s side. I’ve been an only child up until last year when on July 18th, my little brother Ethan was born. He’s still very small and likes to crawl around the house, clapping his hands and trying to find anything available to put in his mouth. Mum always has to keep a close eye on him. Growing up, I have always enjoyed animals and currently I have two dogs, their names are Danny and Bella and also a cat named princess who I’ve had since I was very little. When I was 4 I began playing netball and since then I’ve played continuous till this year when I decided to hang up my netball shoes and focus more on another sport which I’m deeply passionate about. This sport is All-Star cheerleading. This sport has become my life, with …show more content…

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