Author Spends a Year with the Cheerleaders  Offering an
undercover look at one of America's most aggressively upbeat
subcultures is Kate Torgovnick, author of Cheer, a book about
the rough-and-tumble world of competitive college cheerleading.
OK. The movie "Bring It On" was a comedy about the rough-and-
tumble world of competitive cheerleading.  (Soundbite of movie
"Bring It On")  Mr. IAN ROBERTS (Actor): (as Sparky Polastri)
You are cheerleaders. Cheerleaders are dancers who have gone
retarded.  STEWART: Oh, my!    STEWART: There were rivalries.
(Soundbite of movie "Bring It On")  Ms. GABRIELLE UNION (Actor):
(as Isis) When you go to Nationals, bring it. That way, when we
beat you, we'll know it's because we're better.  Ms. KIRSTEN
DUNST (Actor): (as Torrance Shipman) I'll bring it. Don't worry.
STEWART: It exposed coaches who obsess over looks, styles and
scales.  (Soundbite of movie "Bring It On")  Mr. ROBERTS: (as
Sparky Polastri) In cheerleading, we throw people in the air.
And fat people don't go as