CHEER

DANCE
 OBJECTI
• Discuss the meaning of cheer dance

VES
• Define cheerleading
• Explain the brief history of cheerleading
• Identify the elements of cheer dance routine
such as dance techniques
• Demonstrate the elements of cheer such as
hand and arm positions
• Create and perform a cheer dance routine
CHEER
Cheer
DANCE dance is
coined from the
words; “cheer”
and “dance.”
CHEER
DANCE
To cheer is to shout out
words or phrases that
may help motivate and
boost the morale of a
playing team and perform
better during a game.
CHEER
DANCE
While, to dance is a
physical activity where one
express emotions or
gestures while performing
bodily movements usually
in time and rhythm.
CHEERlead
ing
 cheerLEADI
is an event that consists of cheers and
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organized routines for sports team
motivation, audience entertainment, or
competition. The routine contain many
components of cheers, jumps, dance,
gymnastics, and stunning.
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The purpose is to
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encourage the
spectators of events to
cheer for sports teams
or games.
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The yellers, dancers,
and athletes involved
in cheerleading are
called cheerleaders.
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When they NG
are
grouped together
as one, they are
called a squad.
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NGTherefore,
cheerdancing, is
rooted from
cheerleading.
 how did
CHEERleading
start?
 history of
Cheerleading history is
cheerLEADING
linked closely to the United
States history of sports, its
sporting venues as well as
the historical development of
overall crowd participation at
many Athletic events.
 history of
However, its origin can be traced
cheerLEADING
as far back as the late 19th
century where in 1860’s students
from Great Britain began to cheer
and chant in unison for the
favorite athletes at sporting
events. This event eventually
reached and influence America.
 history of
In the late 1880’s the first
cheerLEADING
organized recorded yell
done in locomotive style
was performed in an
American campus and was
first seen and heard during
a college football game.
 history of
cheerLEADING
However, organized all male
cheerleading only transpired
when Thomas Peebles, (the
father of American cheerleading)
one of the graduates of Priceton
University, brought the yell and
the football sports to the University of Minnesota in 1884.
ELEMENTS OF
CHEER DANCE
ROUTINE
 ELEMENTS OF A CHEER
DANCE ROUTINE
Cheer dance contains;

• Dance Techniques,
• Basic Elements of cheer and;
• Basic gymnastics skills.
 DANCE
TECHNIQUES
 DANCE
Dance TECHNIQUES
techniques – depending
on the competition
requirements, various dance
techniques may be used in a
cheer dance competition.
 DANCE
TECHNIQUES
Some squads prefer contemporary
dance techniques, while others
incorporate several techniques such
as jazz, hip-hop, modern dance,
contemporary ballet and ethnic or
folk dance.
 DANCE
HoweverTECHNIQUES
cheerleading style dance tends
to be more rigid and sharper compared to
contemporary or pop-culture dance styles
(Carrier and Mckay, 2006). The emphasis
is on the placement, sharpness and
synchronicity of the movements.
ELEMENTS OF
CHEER
 ELEMENTS OF
CHEERs
Elements of cheers – cheers are
coordination of organized words and
movements relating to an athletic
event. These are used during a sport
event when play has been stopped
on the field or court.
ELEMENTS OF
The purpose
CHEERs is to draw
an unified response
from the crowd to
highlight their support
for the playing team.
 ELEMENTS OF
Cheer motionsCHEER
are also used to
lead the crowd and emphasize
words for crowd response
(Carrier and Mckay, 2006).
These made up of hand, arm
and body positions.
 ELEMENTS OF
CHEER
Although cheer styles may vary
according to the cheerleaders’
preference, all motions
originated from the standard
basic motions.
 ELEMENTS OF
CHEER
The following are positions of
the hand, arm and body for
cheer motions:
 hand
positions
hand positions
BUCKET – arms are
straight with fists
facing down, as if
holding the handle
of a bucket in each
hand
 hand positions
BLADE – arms are
straight in
sideways, open
palm and fist facing
down and fingers
must stick together.
 hand positions
CLAP - Strike
palms together
in front of the
chest
 hand positions
CANDLESTICK – arms
are straight with fists
facing each other as if
they were holding a lit
candle in each hand
 hand positions
CLASP – clasp
hands together
in front of the
chest
arm positions
 arm positions
FLYING V - both
arm are raised
diagonally forming
“V”
 arm positions

LOW V – reverse
of flying V
 arm positions
T MOTION – both
arms are
extended
sideways parallel
to the ground.
 arm positions
HALF T – both
arms are parallel
to the ground and
both elbows are
bent.
 arm positions
TOUCHDOWN –
arms are stretch
out in upward
position; closed fist
facing in
 arm positions
K MOTION – one arm is
raise upward, while the
other arm positioned
downward across to the
opposite side
 arm positions
CHECKMARK – one
arm is raised diagonally
upward, then the other
arm-elbow is bent and
pointing downward.
 arm positions
OVERHEAD
CLASP – arms are
extended upward;
clasp hands
together
 arm positions
DAGGER – Both
arms are bent;
clenched fists facing
each other parallel
to shoulders
 hand positions

BOX – both arms are

bent; clenched fist facing
each other; elbows are on
shoulder level
 armpositions

PUNCH – raised
one arm overhead
with closed fist
 arm positions
L MOTION – one is
raised upward; the
other arm is raised on
the side in shoulder
level
 arm positions
DIAGONAL – one arm
raised diagonally
upward, whole the other
arm positioned
diagonally downward.
 Arm positions
LOW
TOUCHDOWN
– reverse of
touchdown
 arm positions
BOW AND ARROW –
one arm is extended
sideways parallel to the
ground; other arm is
bent pointing shoulder
level
 arm positions
MUSCLEMAN – From
Box, bring the arms to
the side Make sure the
arms are parallel to the
floor. The fists face
forward like "door
knockers" or in like
"daggers".
Body positions
BODY positions
BEGINNING STANCE –
Standing up straight with the
shoulders back, keep the head
up and face forward. The legs
should be together with the feet
facing forward. The arms can
either be straight and against
the sides (with the palms in) or
hands place them on the hips.
 BODY positions
Cheer Stance- Stand up straight with
your shoulders back, keep your head
up and face forward. Your legs
should be just further than shoulder
width apart with your feet facing
forward. Make fists of both hands,
and bring them up to rest on your
hips or upper thighs
BODY positions
Side Lunge- the foot on straight
leg is facing front and the bent
leg foot is facing the side.Lunge
can be done as deep as possible,
just make sure the bent knee is
always over the ankle – the knee
should never go over the toes.
 BODY positions

Squat- lowers the hips

from a standing position
and then stands back up
with the knees bent
BODY positions
Kneel- bend the
legs so that the
knees are touching
the ground.
 BASIC GYMNASTICS SKILLS

CHEERDANCE INCORPORATES
JUMPS TUMBLING
TO ADD TO THE THRILL TO THE GAME.
THESE HELPS CHEERLEADERS TO DEVELOP
A HIGHER SPIRIT LEVEL AND ENHANCE
CROWD MOTIVATION.
Classification of Jumps
Jump – jumping from and landing on two
feet.
Hop – jumping from one foot and landing
on the same foot.
Leap – jumping from one foot and landing
on the other foot.
Assemblé – jumping from one foot and
landing on two feet.
Sissonne – jumping from two feet and
landing on one foot.
 Tumbling- is a very dynamic
and an excellent way to shake
the crowd pleaser.
It is a form of gymnastics that
requires athletes to use their
bodies to flip, twist, roll and
jump. Tumbling is most often
used at cheerleading
competitions and during
gymnastics routines
Basic Formation in Cheerdance

Bowling Pin- the formation Staggered Line- a

is set up like a bowling pin in simple line where
a bowling alley. This works the back line is
great when highlighting a positioned in the
few members on a aquad or
windows of the line
team
Segments of a Cheer Dance Routine
Music section- Music plays a vital role in cheer dance
routine as it sets the tone and pace as well as adds to
the creativity of the choreography. It allows
cheerleaders to create a dance routine that wows the
judges It also motivates both the cheerleaders and
spectators. It also makes it that much more appealing
and exciting for the crowd and fans. Sometimes music is
required to last throughout the whole routine
Segments of a Cheer Dance Routine
Cheer Section-This is where shout of applause or
encouragement is placed. The players were greeted
with loud cheers. There is no particular cheer style and
pace depend on the competition’s guidelines.
Take note that when putting together a routine , the
cheerleader must master the different elements of
cheerdance including all the skills, transitions, and parts
of the routine that bring it together.
 Cheer dancing origin is
traced as far back as the
late 19th century where
students from Great
Britain began to cheer and
chant on unison for the
favorite athletes at
sporting events.
 Cheer dance is coined from the
words “cheer” which means to
shout out words or phrases that
may help motivate and boost the
morale of playing team and
performed better during a game
and “dance” that refers to physical
activity where one expresses
emotions or gestures while
performing bodily movement
usually in time and rhythm.
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