The Pioneers of All Star

Stacy Rowe • February 4, 2025

The Pioneers of All Star




My journey in cheerleading began in my early years. As a high school student, I witnessed the emergence of All Star cheerleading in our area and joined a local team before continuing to cheer in college. Through my college cheerleading coach, Abel Rosa, I connected with Premier Athletics and established my gym in 2000 in Clayton, North Carolina.


Since then, I've owned and operated cheer and dance facilities with Premier Athletics. Like many veteran gym owners, I've experienced the full spectrum of the sport, I’ve pretty much seen it all. Passion runs deep in our sport, most of us OG’s do it because we love it. Admittedly, I’ve had a love, hate relationship with cheer over the years which led me to focus more on learning more about dance and helping Premier and the industry grow dance. 


During COVID, I stepped away from it all, needing space to breathe. I often say, "Nothing like a pandemic and a mid-life crisis to catapult you into a new direction in life." That direction, surprisingly, was writing. With my background in mathematics, including a degree and experience teaching high school math before opening my cheer and dance gym, writing seemed an unlikely path. I hadn't even developed a love for reading until my mid-twenties.


Yet somehow, I decided to publish a story I'd written for my husband years earlier. During the pandemic, with extra time on my hands, I released "The Secrets We Conceal," my debut novel, on March 15, 2022. After it won several book awards, I was hooked on writing and eager to continue. I write under the name S.R. Fabrico to honor my mother who passed away when I was twenty-one years old. Her initials were S.R. Fabrico. My full name is Stacy Fabrico Rowe so when I published my first book I published as S.R. Fabrico.


Challenging myself to write purely fictional work, I published "Call Her Janie" in 2023. The novel garnered numerous awards and was featured on the NASDAQ board in Times Square. What began as a single story evolved into a trilogy, with the final installment, "Janie's Hope," set to release on February 11, 2025.


In recent years, serious health challenges forced me to reevaluate everything, ultimately leading me back to my roots. Through deep reflection, I realized I was meant to bridge my writing life with my All Star cheer and dance background. My business partners helped connect me with many influential figures who helped inspire and create All Star.


I've spent months interviewing one hundred remarkable individuals—inspiring, complex, brilliant people who helped forge All Star's path to what it is today. Through these conversations with genuine, thoughtful, and motivational pioneers, I rediscovered my deep love for cheerleading. It's been a privilege to collect these historical accounts and weave them into a book chronicling All Star Cheer's origins. Beyond the history, the book will spotlight several pioneers who laid the foundation for our sport. Stay updated on announcements and view interview clips by following @joinmotus on Instagram, Facebook, X, and LinkedIn. Be on the lookout for the COVER REVEAL coming March 11th!

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