Sprightly Japanese granny 'Dreamgirls' bitten by cheerleading bug
abc.net.au | Fri at 4:13pm
Strutting her stuff in a gold-hemmed mini-skirt, white leather boots and shaking silver pom poms, 84-year-old Fumie Takino has discovered her elixir of youth — cheerleading.
Ms Takino and her troupe of spirited grannies tweak the nose of old age, even if their rambunctious routine to the song Dreamgirls leaves them painfully out of breath and their pink tank tops dripping with sweat.
Ms Takino has spearheaded the group of more than 20 bubbly seniors for some two decades, founding the Japan Pom Pom squad after being bitten by the cheerleading bug — despite it traditionally being the preserve of teenage girls — in her sixties.
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