Allstar cheerleading is huge! In the United States and Canada, there are over 2000 allstar programs that compete in local, regional, national, and international competitions. Hundreds of thousands of cheerleaders are all taking part in the allstar experience.

However, there are a lot of college, high school, and recreation program cheerleaders around the country — and right here in the Baltimore area — who would love to be part of a competitive allstar program, but their busy schedules won't allow it. Between practicing four to five days each week, cheering for games, trying to keep their grades up, work, and everything else that today's young athletes are involved in, most of these cheerleaders don't think it's possible to add allstar cheerleading to their schedules.

What's worse is that too many allstar programs have made it almost impossible for a college, high school, or recreation program cheerleader to participate on both a high school squad and an allstar squad. With all of the practices and competitions that most allstar teams schedule, they don't give most of these cheerleaders the option of cheering for both. The cheerleader is left with having to choose between their school or recreation team or cheering for allstars.

The Baltimore Sharks are different!

The Sharks were started with the high school cheerleaders of Baltimore City and Baltimore, Harford, Carroll, Howard, and Anne Arundel counties in mind. We believe that college, high school and recreation program cheerleaders should be able to take part in allstar cheerleading without having to make the choice between the two.

Our program is structured in such a way that our team members can enjoy the allstar experience without having to give up on their school or recreation program squad. Our condensed, intense practice format allows the cheerleader to maximize their abilities. Cheerleaders are able to get extended, more advanced instruction in skills such as stunting and tumbling without having to make many of the sacrifices, social or financial, that participants in other allstar programs are often forced to make.