Proud parent Kristi Krause never suspected that cheerleading could transform her young daughter into a self-confident, outgoing preteen, but after nearly two years of involvement with competitive cheer squad the X-treme Storm All Stars, the North Las Vegas resident said that's exactly what has happened.

Krause said that two years ago, she enrolled her then 5-year-old daughter Megan in a recreational cheer class at the Vitaly Scherbo School of Gymnastics in an effort to get her off the couch and moving.