Dance team or cheer team?

I think you have answered your own question from what you wrote. It seems you like dance more. You'd make friends on the dance team--it's good to have friends from another class, and you wouldn't be the only girl your age auditioning. There might be less injuries and it might be more fun for you based on what you wrote, and when you're older it's easy to find dance classes to take for fun based on what you did before, but it might be more painful to have to stop doing cheer if you get really into it because there isn't as much carryover into the world you enter when you finish school... do what is going to make you happier in the long run. being on a dance team will open up a lot of opportunities for fun in university (it does here, anyway, in the U.S.) and help you, and is something that is easier to keep up with for fun later through open classes, etc.

I have a lot of respect for cheerleading because it has evolved so much over the years and is very athletic, so don't get me wrong.....

but you could always go to auditions for both and make sure you have the choice, unless it is awkward to get into something and then hold back....but auditioning would give you more to go on to help you decide how you really feel about it.

making a decision based on who you might be friends with might backfire and make you miss something you'd love.

I would go for dance team, it's so much cooler- at least in my school. Cheerleaders don't do much except says cheers and do little moves, but dance team actually moves around and dances.

Dance team. Honestly, think how much more you actually DANCE instead of jumping up and down with pom-poms. Dance team is beast xD Hope you make the right choice for you though. If you like yelling and jumping up and down, then I guess cheer is best for you. :)

Dance could lead to a career opportunity.

Cheer all the way! You listed soo many pros for cheering so cheer you heart out!

There isnt much difference these days. Just go with whatever you want.