A dad from Texas didn't miss a beat when it came to supporting his daughter recently. Cecelia Simmons shared a video of her husband, Andre Simmons, dancing in the stands while their daughter Jazlyn and her Temple High School cheer team performed. In the video, as the cheer team members raise the small balls and go through their routine, Andre Simmons follows right along, nailing the moves right alongside them.
The post shared on social media has obtained over 312,000 views. With tens of thousands of overwhelmingly positive comments on his post, people online quickly shared their reactions. They recommended Andre Simmons as "Cheer Dad of the Year" or applauded his energy and spot-on moves. Simmons himself was quick to say he's not the best dancer and it took him a few days to learn the routine. "Once I got it down pat, I just jumped up there when I heard the band finally bring the song up and I got up there and did it with her," he said.
But the father of five said he persisted because he wanted to create a lifelong memory with his girl Jazlyn, mostly because he was constantly away for work, thereby affording limited opportunities to be in the company of her. "Since she made the cheer team, that was my way of supporting her and kind of relieving the guilt of the lost time. She thought I was doing things that she loved and surprising her with joining her in the cheer during the football game," Simmons said.
Simmons said Jazlyn and her cheer team friends were surprised and "absolutely loved" that he could join in on the fun. The proud dad said it meant "the world" to him to be able to be there for his daughter too. "I love to try to be a super dad when I'm here and create those lifelong memories and it's something for us to look back on and enjoy together," he said and planned on cheering some more and making more memories with Jazlyn.
