Openin
g Prayer
Good
Morning,
class!
CHEERDA
NCE
CHEERDANCE
• is coined from the words,
cheer and dance.
• Cheer is to shout out word or
phrases that may help motivate
and boost the morale of a playing
team and perform better during a
game.
• Dance, on the other hand, is a
physical activity where one
expressses emotions gestures
while performing bodily movements
usually in time with rhythm.
CHEERLEADIN
G
• is a routine performance, usually
dominated by gymnastic skills
such as jumps, tumbling skills,
lifts, and tosses combined with
shouting of cheers and yells.
• originated in United States.
HAND
MOVEMENTS
AND
POSITIONS IN
BEGINNING STANCE
Feet together, hands
down by the side in
blades.
CHEER STANCE
Feet more than
shoulder width apart,
hands down by the
side in blades.
CLASP
Hands clasped, at the
chin, elbows in.
CLAP
Hands in blades, at
the chin, elbows in.
HIGH V
Arms extended up
forming a “V”, relax
the shoulders.
LOW V
Arms extended down
forming a “V”.
TOUCHDOWN
Arms extended
straight and parallel
to each other, fist
facing in.
LOW TOUCHDOWN
Arms extended
straight down and
parallel to each other,
fist facing in.
SIDE LUNGE
Lead leg bent with
the knee over the
ankle, back leg
straight, feet
perpendicular to each
other.
FRONT LUNGE
Lead leg bent with
the knee over the
ankle, back leg
straight, feet
perpendicular to each
other.
BOW AND ARROW
One arm extended to
side with the other
arm bent at elbow in
a half “T” motion.
OVERHEAD CLASP
Arms are straight,
above the head in a
clasp and slightly in
front of the face.
TABLETOP
Arms bent at elbow,
fists in front of
shoulders.
LOW CLASP
Arms extended
straight down, in a
clasp and slightly in
front of the body.
PUNCH
One arm extended
straight up, one arm
on hip, in a fist.
L MOTION
One arm extended in
a punch motion, (Left
L shown).
DIAGONAL
One arm extended in
a high “V” and the
other arm extended in
a low “V” (Right
Diagonal shown).
T MOTION
Both arms extended
straight out to the
side and parallel to
the ground, relax the
shoulders.
HALF T
Both arms parallel to
the ground and bent
at the elbows, fists
into shoulders.
ESSENTIALS OF
CHEERDANCIN
G
ARMS/HAND
MOVEMENT
• Beginning stance & cheer stance
• “T” & half t positions
• Clasps, clap, overhead clasp, low
clasp
• Touchdown & low touch down
• High “V” & low “V”
• Tabletop & punch, “L” & diagonal
positions
LEG/FEET
POSITIONS
• Feet together
• Feet apart
• Dig (front & side)
• Hitch, liberty and scale
• Lunge (front & side)
• Knees and hips positions
CHEERDANCE
BASICS
GYMNASTIC
SLIDE
JUMPS
• Tuck
• Star
• Pike
• Split
• Hurdle Jump/Hurkie
• Toe Tourch Jump
TUCK
A cheerleading jump
where a cheerleader
brings their knees up
to their chest while
jumping.
TUCK
A cheerleading jump
where a cheerleader
brings their knees up
to their chest while
jumping.
STAR
A physical jumping
exercise performed
by jumping to a
position with the legs
spread wide and the
hands going
overhead.
PIKE
A jump where the
cheerleader's legs
are together and
straight, and their
arms are forward
SPLIT
A jump where a
cheerleader
performs a split
while in the air
HURDLE JUMP
A cheerleading move
that involves bending
one leg and bringing
the other leg to the
back, similar to a
herkie.
TOE TOUCH
A straddle jump
where the legs
are straight and
parallel to the
ground, and the
toes are pointed
TUMBLING SKILLS
• Forward Rolls & Backward Rolls
• Forward & Backward Handspring
• Carwheel & Aerial Carwheel
• Head & Handstand
• Round-off
• Forward & Backward saltos
(optional)
FORWARD ROLLS &
BACKWARD ROLLS
FORWARD &
BACKWARD
HANDSPRING
CARWHEEL &
AERIAL CARWHEEL
HEAD &
HANDSTAND
ROUND-OFF
FORWARD &
BACKWARD SALTOS
(OPTIONAL)
PYRAMIDS
COMPOSITION:
• Flyer
• Base
• Spotter
LEVELS:
• One-and-a-half High
• Two-high
• Two-and-a-half High
FLYER
BASE
LEVELS
STEPS IN
EXECUTING A
PYRAMID
Setting Up - preparing to lift
Load - actual lift
Hit - striking for a final pause
Dismount - to move down by the
flyer
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