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There is something ludicrous about seeing Bo Derek in the deep, dark jungles of 19th century Western Africa, for she is such a product of late 20th century America. Her giggly California high-school pom-pom girl accent does not mesh with the romantic, metaphorical lines she is called upon to recite. When her line reads: "Yes, father, many things in life are like that," her voice says "gimme a large order of onion rings and a vanilla shake." She belongs in an Orange Crush television commercial. She belongs on a beach in Venice. California, or in a dune buggy...
...flowing purple and gold capes, purple cavalier hats with white plumes, and high-collared white and purple shirts-will step off in Ronald Reagan's Inaugural parade after all. For a while, however, it did not look good for the 58 musicians, 14 color guard members and 24 pom-pom persons from the President-elect's home-town high school band...
...music when the Cardinals reach the end zone. Since they love to dance (especially when the tune is "Jumpin' Jack Flash") their frowns were understandable. The Dollies don't like to be thought of as cheerleaders because "we don't lead cheers. We don't even use our pom--poms in half our routines," says Lenita Williamson, the Dolly leader. The Dollies wanted to be associated with the band, not with the Cardinals...
...Crimson travels to Providence College Wednesday to face the Commencement-ravaged Friars. Harvard has won three of its last four games at P.C.'s Schneider Arena, one of three Division I rinks that features pom-pom girls. Typically, Northeastern and RPI are the other...
...spectators are not exactly supportive, however, although the cheerleaders attribute their reluctance to follow along with the cheers to lack of practice, not hostility. Janus says, "The first home game crowd didn't know quite what to make of it. You know, the pom-poms...