Cheerdance PDF

# CHEERDANCE - 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 per...

# CHEERDANCE - 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. # CHEERDANCE - 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. # CHEERDANCE - Today, cheerdancing is identified as one of the most spectacular events in one of the biggest collegiate sports events in the country, the UAAP (University Athletic Association of the Philippines). # History - Ivy league college sporting events. - Cheerleading/Cheerdance originated in USA. In the 1980s at Princeton University, Thomas Peebles together with other students supported a local American Football team w/ cheers. - On 2 November 1898, standing in front of a crowd of sport fans, Johnny Campbell, a medical student, started conducting the cheer on the spur of the moment. He was so effective that the team won and he made history as the first cheerleader. # History - 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. # History - 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. # History - 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. # ARMS/HAND MOVEMENTS - Beginning stance and cheer stance - "T" and half "T" positions - Clasp, clap, overhead clasp, low clasp - Touchdown, low touchdown - High "V" and low “V” - Tabletop and punch, etc. - "L" and diagonal positions # LEGS/FEET POSITIONS - Feet Together - Feet Apart - Dig (front and side) - Hitch, Liberty, and Scale - Lunge (front and side) - Knees and Hips position # ESSENTIALS OF CHEERDANCING | **Basic Cheer Motions** | **Description** | |---|---| | **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 ind | | **Bow and Arrow** | One arm extended to side with 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 to the side with other 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 | | **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 | # APPENDIX B **ILLUSTRATION OF TUMBLING SKILLS** - Forward Roll - Backward Roll - Cartwheel - Aerial Cartwheel - Forward Handspring - Back Handspring - Back Tuck # CHEERDANCE BASICS (GYMNASTIC SIDE) - Jumps - Tuck - Star/spread eagle - Pike - Split - Hurdle Jump/Hurkie - Toe Touch Jump # CHEERDANCE BASICS (GYMNASTIC SIDE) - Pyramids - Composition: Flyer Base Spotter - Levels: One-and-a-half high - Two-high - Two-and-a-half high # 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) # CHEERDANCE BASICS (DANCE SIDE) - Hip Hop Basics - Bounce (Downrock) - Groove (Toprock) - Power moves: - Pump - Lock - Point - Curl - Freezes - Jazz/Classical Dance Basics: - Tendu (point) - Pliē (knees slightly bent) - Grand Plie (full knees bent) - Relevē (heels raised) - Piquē (Raising a knee) - Battement (Kicks) - Ball Change and Chassē - Piroutte and Chainē (Turns)