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Cheer Dance
• Appreciate the importance of participating in cheerdance for a

healthy body.
Demonstrate proper execution of hand movements and

position
Learn and Practice the basic hand movement and position

used in cheerleading routines
Collaborate with peers to create a short cheerleading routine

incorporating various hand movements and positions.
WHAT IS CHEER DANCE
• Is coined from the words, CHEER and 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.
• Dance, on the other hand, is a physical activity where one

expresses emotions or gestures while performing bodily
movements usually in time with rhythm.
CHEER DANCE
Cheerdancing rooted from cheerleading-

performance of a routine, usually dominated by
gymnastic skills such as jumps, tumbling skills, lifts
and tosses combined with shouting of cheers and yells
to lead the crowd to cheer for a certain team during a
game or sport.
HISTORY OF CHEER DANCE
• It might hard to believe that the first cheerleading was

mainly performed by men. It was not until World War II
that women dominated this activity. 1923, at University
of Minnesota, Women participated.
• Since then, nearly 90% of competitions have been girls.
• In the year 1951 after the war, National Cheerleaders
Association was established and the founder is
Laurence "Herkie" Hurkimer.
• 1965, Fred Gastoff invented the Vinyl pom-pom.
• The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders soon gained the spotlight
with their revealing outfits and sophisticated dance moves,
debuting in the 1972-1973.
• In 1970 they established cheerleaders as "American Leon of
Wholesome sex appeal."
• In 1980s is the beginning of modern cheerleading.
• The Baltimore Colts cheerleading group, formed in 1960,
was the first professional team.
• From the 1970s on, the popularity of cheerleading continued to
rise, and the female dancers acted as supporters not only for
American football or basketball teams, but also swimming and
track-and- field competitors.
• In the 1980s and the 1990s, cheerleading started gaining
popularity in various other countries, such as Japan, Chile, The
United Kingdom, Germany and in Scandinavia. This discipline
started to flourish in the USA as well, as evidenced by the
massive number of competitions held nearly every weekend in
many American towns and cities.
Elements of Cheerdance
A cheerdance performance consists of different structured

and organized movements which are being scored when in
competitions. The movements must be proper and efficient in order
to earn scores and avoid deductions. Here are the elements of cheer
dance to consider in creating a routine:
• Yells/Chants
• Jumps
• Stunts
• Pyramids
• Tumble
• Dance
Yells/chants
Chants are usually done by the performers with pride

and confidence. This elements helps to encourage the
supportive spectators to cheer along and bring prideful
message to the competitors. The basic technique in
yelling and chanting is the use of diaphragm instead of
the throat. It is done also while doing the other elements
of cheer dancing.
The Basics of Cheer Dance and
Cheerleading
Basic Cheerdance Motions
Basic types of jumps
Jumps
Jumps are often used in cheer dance

routines and chants. Jumps draw attention
from spectators and when done correctly, they
give the performance a certain appearance of
difficulty.
Spread Eagle
• Simply swing and jump with

arms doing high “V” figure
and legs apart. knees facing
forward but not toward the
sky. This jump is used as a
progression to learn more
advance jumps.
 The body should look like an

X if done correctly.
Tuck jumps
Legs in front while

knees tucked to the
chest. Closed fist and
arms spreading forming
“T” or “V” figure.
Pike
Legs are straight together

and parallel to the ground.
Toes are pointed, arms are
straight reaching the front
while hands are in closed
fist.
Hurdle
One leg is straight

facing forward (front
hurdle) or facing
outward (side hurdle)
with arms forming “T”
figure. The other leg is
bent, knees facing the
ground (front hurdle)
or facing forward (side
hurdle)
Tumble
Including tumbling skills in your cheer dance routine
is an excellent way to add extreme, thrill and excitement.
Safety and security must be observe at all times to avoid
injury especially tumble skills involves gravity-defying and
intense ground impact.
Cartwheel- A type of tumble in which the body moves sideways
imitating a wheel.
1. “No pain, no gain” is just a myth. Yes, it is true that physical
activities require effort, but not to the point that you suffer
discomfort.
2. Warm up and cool down. Warming up prepares the body for the
exercise or activity, while cooling down helps the heart rate and
breathing to return to normal level.
3. Fluid replacement. Fluid intake helps the body down and replaces
the body fluids lost during the activity.
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Cheer Dance

• Appreciate the importance of participating in cheerdance for a

Demonstrate proper execution of hand movements and

Learn and Practice the basic hand movement and position

Collaborate with peers to create a short cheerleading routine

• To cheer is to shout out words or phrases that may help

• Dance, on the other hand, is a physical activity where one

Cheerdancing rooted from cheerleading-

• It might hard to believe that the first cheerleading was

A cheerdance performance consists of different structured

Chants are usually done by the performers with pride

Jumps are often used in cheer dance

• Simply swing and jump with

 The body should look like an

Legs in front while

Legs are straight together

One leg is straight

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