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.

• Cheer dancing rooted from cheerleading –

performance of a routing, usually dominated by
gymnastics skills such as jumps, tumbling skills,
lifts and tosses combined with shouting of
cheers and yells to lead the crowd o cheer for a
certain team during a game or sport.

• Today, CHEER DANCING 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).
CHEERDANCE BASICS (GYMNASTIC SIDE)
Arms/hand movements
JUMPS
• Beginning stance and cheer stance
• Tuck
• “T” and half “T” positions
• Star/ Spread Eagle
• Clasp, clap, overhead clasp, low clasp
• Pike
• Touchdown, low touchdown
• Split
• High “V” and low “V”
• Hurdle Jump/ Hurkie
• Tabletop and punch, etc.
• Toe Touch Jump
• “L” and diagonal Positions

LEGS/ FEET POSITIONS

CHEERDANCE BASICS (GYMNASTIC SIDE)
• Feet Together
PYRAMIDS
• Feet Apart
Composition:
• Dig (front and side)
Flyer Base Spotter
• Hitch, Liberty, and Scale
Levels: One-and-a-half high
• Lunge (front and side)
Two-high
• Knees and Hips position
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)

Cheer dance basics (dance side) TWO TYPES OF FESTIVAL DANCES;
HIP HOP BASICS:
RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR FESTIVAL
• Bounce (Downrock)
RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS – is a festival celebrated in
• Groove (Toprock) honour of a certain religious icon.
• Power moves: Name of Festival: SINULOG
- Pump Place of Origin: Cebu City
- Lock Religious Figure Honoured: Sto. Niño
- Point Month of Celebration: January
- Curl

• Freezes Name of Festival: DINAGYANG

Place of Origin: Iloilo City

JAZZ / CLASSICAL DANCE BASICS: Religious Figure Honored: Sto. Niño
• Tendu (point) Month of Celebration: January
• Pliē (knees slightly bent)

• Grand Plie (full knees bent) Name of Festival: ATI-ATIHAN

• Relevē (heels raised) Place of Origin: Kalibo, Aklan
• Piquē (Raising a knee) Religious Figure Honored: Sto. Niño
• Battement (kicks) Month of Celebration: January
• Ball Change and Chassē

• Piroutte and Chainē (Turns) Name of Festival: PEÑAFRANCIA

Place of Origin: Bicol

Cheer dance basics (cheer side) Religious Figure Honored: Virgin Mary
• Cheering is the very essence of cheer dance Month of Celebration: September
performances. To cheer is to make someone or
a team motivated and encouraged. It boost,
salutes or acclaims the morale of individuals Name of Festival: HIGANTES
and teams. In cheer dance, cheering needs to
be strong, loud, and metered so that it will be Place of Origin: Angono, Rizal
delivered in time with rhythm or the music
Religious Figure Honored: Saint Clement
played.
Month of Celebration: November

Name of Festival: LONGGANISA

FESTIVAL DANCE Place of Origin: Vigan City, Ilocos Sur

Religious Figure Honored: Saint Paul

Festival Dances - are cultural dances performed to Month of Celebration: January

the strong beats of percussion instruments by a
community of people sharing the same culture
usually done in honor of a patron saint or in Name of Festival: KINABAYO
thanksgiving of a bountiful harvest.
Place of Origin: Dapitan City

Religious Figure Honored: James the Great

Month of Celebration: July
 Name of Festival: PINTADOS DE PASSI Name of Festival: MANGO

Place of Origin: Pintados City, Iloilo Place of Origin: Iba, Zambales

Religious Figure Honored: Sto. Niño Industry: Mango

Month of Celebration: March Month of Celebration: April

Name of Festival: PATTARRADDAY Name of Festival: PANAGBENGA

Place of Origin: Santiago City Place of Origin: Baguio City

Religious Figure Honored: Señor San Tiago Industry: Flower

Month of Celebration: May Month of Celebration: February

Name of Festival: SANGYAW Name of Festival: IBON - EBON

Place of Origin: Tacloban City Place of Origin: Pampanga

Religious Figure Honored: Sto. Niño Industry: Migratory Bird Egg

Month of Celebration: July Month of Celebration: February

SECULAR FESTIVAL Name of Festival: MASSKARA

Secular Festival Place of Origin: Bacolod City

- a festival celebrated as thanksgiving or Industry: Mask (Sugar)

celebration of people industry and bountiful harvest. Month of Celebration: October
- Non-religious festival

Name of Festival: T’NALAK

Name of Festival: BANGUS Place of Origin: Koronadal, Cotabato
Place of Origin: Dagupan, Pangasinan Industry: Colorful Abaca
Industry: Milkfish Month of Celebration: January
Month of Celebration: April to May

Name of Festival: AMMUNGAN

Name of Festival: BAMBANTI Place of Origin: Nueva Vizcaya
Place of Origin: Isabela Industry: Gathering of tribal industries
Industry: Scarecrow Month of Celebration: May
Month of Celebration: January

Name of Festival: BINATBATAN

Name of Festival: MAMMANGUI Place of Origin: Vigan, Ilocos Sur
Place of Origin: City of Ilagan Industry: Weaving
Industry: Corn Month of Celebration: May
Month of Celebration: May