PHYSICAL SCIENCE

TYPES OF
CHEERDANCE
KERRYGAN B. PE

GRADE 12 HUMSS A
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
SIR JOSE JOCINTO
CONTENT
01. 02. 03.
ESSENTIALS OF
ARMS/HANDS LEGS/FEET CHEERDANCING
Movements used by the Movements used by the Presentation of each cheer
arms and hands. legs and feet. dancing step.

04. 05. 06.

CHEERDANCE BASICS STEPS IN EXECUTING CHEERDANCE
(GYMNASTIC SIDE) A PYRAMID BASICS (CHEER SIDE)
WHAT IS CHEERDANCE?
> Cheer dance is a 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.
1.

ARMS AND HANDS

MOVEMENTS
 ARMS AND HAND MOVEMENTS
BEGINNING STANCE LOW V TABLETOP
Feet together, hands down Arms extended down forming Arms bent at elbow, fists in
by the side in blades. a "V" front of shoulders

TOUCHDOWN LOW CLASP

CHEER STANCE Arms extended straight and Arms extended straight down, in a
Feet more than shoulder width apart, parallel to each other, fist clasp and slightly in front of thic body
hands down by the side in blades. facing in

CLASP LOW TOUCHDOWN PUNCH One

Hands clasped, at the chin, Arms extended straight down arm extended straight up, one
elbows in/ and parallel to cach other, fist arm on hip in a fist
facing in

CLAP OVERHEAD CLASP L MOTION

Hands in blades, at the chin, Arms are straight, above the One arm extended to che side
elbows in. head in a clasp and slightly in with other arm extended in a
front of the NIPE punch motion (Left L shown)

ARMS AND HAND MOVEMENTS

T MOTION
Both arms extended straight out to the
side and parallel to the ground, relax the
shoulders

DIAGONAL
One arm extended in a high "V" and the other arm
extended in a low "V" (Right Diagonal shown)

HALFT
Both arms parallel to the ground and
bent at the elbows, fists into shoulders
2.

LEGS AND FEET

MOVEMENTS
 LEGS AND FEET MOVEMENTS
FEET TOGETHER FEET APART SCALE (FRONT AND SIDE)

DIG (FRONT AND SIDE) HITCH LIBERTY

KNEES AND HIP POSITION

3.

ESSENTIALS OF
CHEER DANCING
ESSENTIALS OF CHEER DANCING
ESSENTIALS OF CHEER DANCING
ESSENTIALS OF CHEER DANCING
ESSENTIALS OF CHEER DANCING
4.
CHEERDANCE BASICS
(GYMNASTIC SIDE)

Tuck Star/spread eagle Pike Split

Hurdle Jump/Hurkie Toe Touch Jump

CHEERDANCE BASICS
(GYMNASTIC SIDE) PYRAMIDS

COMPOSITION: LEVELS:
Flyer Base Spotter One-and-a-half high
two-high
two-and-a-half high
5.

STEPS IN
EXECUTING A
PYRAMID
STEPS IN EXECUTING A PYRAMI

Setting up Load Hit (Striking for a Dismount (To move

(Preparing to lift) (Actual lift) final pause) down by the flyer)
6.

CHEERDANCE
BASICS (DANCE
SIDE)
CHEERDANCE BASICS
(DANCE SIDE)
HIP HOP BASICS JAZZ/CLASSICAL
DANCE BASICS
Bounce (Downrock) Tendu (point)
Groove (Toprock) Pliē (knees slightly
bent)
Power moves: Grand Plie (full knees
- Pump bent)
- Lock Relevē (heels raised)
- Point Piquē (Raising a knee)
Battement (Kicks)
- Curl Ball Change and
Freezes Chassē
Piroutte and Chainē
(Turns)
EXAMPLE OF CHEER DANCE