Angela King-Twitero is a professional cheerleading director and CEO of House of AKD cheer uniforms.

Career

She was a member of the first cheerleading squad for the

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in 1983 and was on the cheerleading squad for 7 years. In 1992, she became the director of the 49ers Cheerleaders and held this position for 5 years. She coordinated the cheerleaders for the

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and co-founded the NFL

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Cheerleaders in 1992. Angela made history as the only NFL director to direct both cheerleading teams in a

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, (

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); directing the San Diego Charger Girls and the San Francisco 49er Gold Rush. In the

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, Angela coordinated the dancers for the

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and the

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. In 1989, she founded the first company in professional sports to design and manufacture uniforms for professional sports cheerleaders and dancers. King-Twitero developed the first technique for applying

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to dance wear with an adhesive that allowed the fabric to stretch. She was on the development team for Capezio Ballet-Makers that created the first cheer/dance shoe designed for ease in stunting and pointing the toes. King-Twitero received accolades from ''

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'' in 2001 for Best Costume Design highlighting her work on the XFL cheerleader uniforms. Her designs received attention from publications such as ''

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'', ''

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and ''People''. Her designs were selected to costume the

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television show '' Hit The Floor'' for multiple seasons. In 2002, she wrote the first book for aspiring directors to a professional team. As a national spokesperson for the professional community, she appeared on ''

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'' and other radio and television shows.

References

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