Original sentence: According to latest statistics, there are nearly 3.5 million cheerleaders in the USA alone, and half as many dance team members and gymnasts, taking the total number of participants involved in cheerleading and allied activities in the USA to above 5 million.Cheerleading first started at Princeton University in the late 1880s with the crowd chant as a way to encourage school spirit at football games.Many prominent people have been cheerleaders, including: Madonna, Paula Abdul, Halle Berry, Sandra Bullock and George W.The University of Minnesota was first to do this.This is also when gymnastics and tumbling were incorporated into the cheers
Edited sentence: According to latest studies, there are nearly 3.5 million cheerleaders in the USA alone, and half as many dance team members and gymnasts, taking the total number of participants involved in cheerleading and allied activities in the USA to above 5 million.Cheerleading first started at Princeton University in the late 1880s with the crowd chant, as a way to encourage school spirit at football games.Cheerleading is a sport that is rapidly gaining respect.Many celebrities are well-known to have been cheerleaders, including some of the best known cases such as Madonna, Paula Abdul, Halle Berry, Sandra Bullock and even George W.This is also when gymnastics and tumbling were incorporated into the cheers, the University of Minnesota was first to do this