‘People thought cheerleading was impossible in Rwanda’

Cheerleading is a popular activity in many parts of the world, particularly in the USA and Canada.

But now it has started to gain ground somewhere more unlikely - Rwanda.

A dance agency in the capital Kigali has put together the country's first official squad the Xtreme Cheerleaders, also known as the Pom Pom Girls.

Video by Yvette Kabatesi and Priyanka Sippy.