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The year was 2013. I had just competed my final competition with Spirit of Texas. Shortly after, a few friends invited me to an open gym at another gym — Cheer Athletics Plano. I remember standing in my room trying to find a Spirit of Texas practice shirt to wear. I wanted people to know I was a cheerleader and that I came from a great gym. The drive from Arlington to Plano felt like forever. Growing up near DFW airport, cheer gyms had always been close. Spirit of Texas Arlin

I started cheerleading when I was four years old. That was back in 2001, growing up in the DFW area, long before cheer looked the way it does today. Before social media, before Worlds bids were common language, before the industry exploded into what it is now. I was just a kid who loved tumbling, movement, and being part of a team. I also happened to be one of the only boys doing it. At that age, I didn’t know I was “different.” Cheer was just my normal. It was the place wher

Hi, I'm Dylan. I'm a Cheer Coach, a hair-obsessed perfectionist, and the person behind Tease & Toss. Tease & Toss wasn't created In a factory or by a big company. It started because I kept seeing the same problem over and over again. Hair that looked great in the mirror... Then crooked after warmups. Then flat by awards. Then a color that was "close enough" but never actually right. And moms were stressed. Athletes were frustrated. Coaches were fixing hairs in the hallways. S