Cheerleading Basics and Elements

An event with cheers and routines to motivate sports teams or entertain an audience.

A relatively recent style of dance, part of cheerleading, emerging in the early 1990s.

Organized hand, arm, and body movements used in cheerleading to guide the crowd's response.

Different hand, arm and body positions used in cheer motions (e.g. Bucket, Candlestick).

A beautiful art form, now also a lucrative profession, involving rhythmic movements.

A course involving understanding and appreciating different dance forms, including Philippine folk dance.

A type of dance from the Philippines, part of the course on various dance forms.

Dance as a potential, lucrative profession, going beyond a hobby.

A formal social dance for couples where one person leads and the other follows the steps. Popular both as a recreational and competitive activity.

Two main forms of ballroom dance: Smooth/American and Latin/Rhythm. International Style, used in competitions, is divided into Standard and Latin.

Energetic dances with distinct rhythms, staying in one place on the dance floor. Includes Cha-Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble, and Jive.

Playful and passionate ballroom dance with a signature 'Cuban motion'. Partners synchronize movements in perfect alignment.

Lively and rhythmical dance of celebration and joy, originating from Brazil. Combines various South American dances.

Romantic and sensual Latin ballroom dance, often considered the 'Grandfather of Latin dances'.

Ballroom dance mimicking the drama and movement of a Spanish bullfight. One of the liveliest ballroom dances, originating in southern France.

Lively swing dance, a variation of the Jitterbug. Originated in the United States from African-Americans.

A lively ballroom dance characterized by fast, syncopated foot rhythms and quick steps, derived from Foxtrot.

A highly structured and technically demanding dance form, often considered the foundation of other dance genres.

A free-flowing dance style that emerged in the early 20th century as a response to classical ballet, often incorporating unconventional and expressive movements.

A contemporary style of dance that blends elements of modern, jazz, lyrical, and classical ballet, emphasizing fluid movements and a connection between the mind and body.

Hip-hop dance is primarily performed to hip-hop music and developed within hip-hop culture, often emphasizing rhythmic and percussive movements and improvisation.

A fundamental movement in modern dance where the dancer aligns their head and spine with the supporting foot turned out.

A torso twist in modern dance that starts from the pelvis and progresses smoothly up the spine.

A high jump in modern dance where the dancer splits, keeping both legs parallel to the floor with the front leg bent inward.